Longest flight?

[Maxthrust]

Darrell,

I assume that you're getting that figure from a real world document. Does it state a MLF at the destiane, or an absolute minimum MLF?

[Craig Applegate 1207]

Darrell and I work for the real company and he is correct on the landing fuel. The real ATLAS/POLAR co min landing fuel is 10.5 kgs at destination and 7.0 at alternate. Our globe manual does not state this anywhere as of yet.

[yoni63]

All I know is my wife usually parks the car when the low fuel light comes on and I am always the next person to get in that vehicle!!! Maybe I need to set some minimums for her landings too!!!

[nwadc10]

I hadn't realized there isn't a minimum landing fuel in the PM. I was sure there was but after looking you are correct. It will be added in the next version.

[Erica Benedikty]

All I know is my wife usually parks the car when the low fuel light comes on and I am always the next person to get in that vehicle!!! Maybe I need to set some minimums for her landings too!!!

So I guess from my flight, I left the jet with the low fuel warning light on. oppps.

[yoni63]

Not another fly it hard and put it up dry Pilot!!!!

[Kevin Hester]

So thats why I keep getting all of these screwed up panel saves .

Luckily the LDS 763 ground crew can fix the aircraft before I fly it .

[Maxthrust]

Darrell and I work for the real company and he is correct on the landing fuel. The real ATLAS/POLAR co min landing fuel is 10.5 kgs at destination and 7.0 at alternate. Our globe manual does not state this anywhere as of yet.

Craig and Darrell,

Thanks for the info guys, much appreciated

However, I'm a little confused now

Considering that there is only 14.3t of weight difference between the MZFW and MLW, I wonder how do you guys manage doing flights at MZFW..

I guess the MLF doesn't necessarily to be added on top of the legal requirements.. I mean it's a minimum fuel figure of your own company and it could be included in the Alternate and contingency fuel, am I right?

I'm trying to get a hold of this fuel planning thing but I'm at a loss now..

Thank you.

Edit: Grammar

[yoni63]

If all else fails... Go back to the pilot roster. Take a similar flight from someone else, check their block fuel and see if it is even close to yours. That is a wayyy out way to guess, but as long as winds are not catostrophically different, you'll be close and won't have to worry...

[hawkeyeted]

All I know is my wife usually parks the car when the low fuel light comes on and I am always the next person to get in that vehicle!!! Maybe I need to set some minimums for her landings too!!!

Now THAT, my friends, is FUNNY!

[phil747fan]

Darrell and I work for the real company and he is correct on the landing fuel. The real ATLAS/POLAR co min landing fuel is 10.5 kgs at destination and 7.0 at alternate. Our globe manual does not state this anywhere as of yet.

Craig,

as a dispatcher too and 744 is not my today's toy but i remember that the mini means mini and if you re below that ... this is not good for ops and the crew ...!!! lol

i follow in late this discussion and i m surprised none came with FOC 2003 and the RIF (reclear in flight) option that i used on a KLAX RCTP ...!!!

see you

soon

Phil