Perform Fuel Planning

Question 1

When would you declare Minimum Fuel? What does a Minimum Fuel declaration communicate to ATC?

Answer 1

Fuel status has reached a state where, upon reaching the destination, the PIC cannot accept any undue delay. This advisory does not reflect an emergency situation.

Question 2

When would you declare an Emergency for fuel? How does the Emergency effect your ATC handling?

Answer 2

While in flight, when determined the remaining fuel supply results in landing with less than 30 minutes of fuel. Emergency aircraft have priority above all others.

Question 3

On the white board place the crew in a hold (unanticipated threat) prior to the TOD.

• Give the crew a fuel quantity - the progress bar showed landing with release fuel intact prior to programming the hold - ask the following:
• How long can you hold?

Answer 3

Depends on information given.

Try sample problems.

Question 4

Use previous white board example. The destination airport is closed (no approach or missed approach) due to extreme weather and the filed alternate is traffic saturated and no long accepting arrivals.

Answer 4

Diver to another airport other than the alternate?

NO ANSWER GIVEN

Question 5

What is the planned landing fuel for today’s flight?

Answer 5

Per release - 7,472 lbs.

Question 6

What can cause the FMS landing fuel calculations to be inaccurate?

Answer 6

• Arrivals with long “downwind” legs.
• Wrong runway loaded in the FMS.
• Flying below the final altitude or above the planned TAS as programmed in the progress bars.
• Winds aloft don’t mate forecast/FMS inputs.
• EFC in hold page, different than actual hold exit time.