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Jan 27^th, 2005 at 7:34pm

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What do most pilots (commercial) try to land with fuel wise....in other words how much fuel does a pilot try to have left over?

2,000 lbs? (909 kgs)
5,000 lbs? (2272 kgs)

Also do pilots have an estimated fuel ammount and if they feel the need ask for more, or do they have a fuel planner

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Reply #1 - Jan 27^th, 2005 at 9:15pm

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Now I'm not familiar with all the standards and regulations, but an A330 driver I know said they must have enough fuel for a go-around + diversion to an alternate airport (which is specified in the flightplan) and a 30min holding at 1500ft.

You mentioned 2000lbs, which is VERY little for a large jet, like the 747...considering it can carry 350.000lbs of fuel
Expect at least at least 2000kgs for a 737, and some 6000 - 9.000kgs for a A340/B747

Sorry for the Kg/lbs mixing, but I'll leave it to you for the conversions Wink

Maybe someone else can shed more light on this question

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Reply #2 - Jan 28^th, 2005 at 12:26am

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Nexus pretty much summed it up, it is all calculated depending on the route. From what I've heard you should have enough for 45min holding and a redirect to the nearist suitable airport.

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Reply #3 - Jan 28^th, 2005 at 1:09pm

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From what I've heard you should have enough for 45min holding and a redirect to the nearist suitable airport.

30 daytime Wink

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Reply #4 - Jan 28^th, 2005 at 5:51pm

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30 daytime Wink

Yeah if you are flying VFR. (Day=30mins, Night=45mins)
But we are not talking VFR, but full scale jet ops, and in the US it's 45mins for the IFR fuel supply regardless time of the day, so Chomp is correct

However, if you are flying outside the US (like my pal) it's what I wrote above

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