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Holding fuel


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Not sure if this a “defect” or not:
In the fuel plan can the term Holding Fuel be clarified with respect to the formal term Final Reserve? The latter appears to be missing and forms part of Part-NCO AMCs.
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This is an area where the UK and EASA diverge.

‘Final Reserve’ is not a term used in the UK regs, and thus nor are the specifics on how it should be protected. The values of 10/30/45 minutes are consistent though. 

Having said that, ‘Holding fuel’ is not a term used in either sets of regs. I think it’s a hangover from earlier OPS regs.


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Thanks. I’ll raise it as a defect.
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marioair - 12/22/2023 6:13:27 PM
marioair - 1/21/2024 8:21:52 PM
grahamb - 1/21/2024 11:59:12 PM
             Thanks. I’ll raise it as a defect.
marioair - 1/22/2024 6:22:15 AM

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