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Feature Request - Allow Zero Holding Time

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By plume_tray - 4/27/2018 3:47:24 PM

Can we please have the option of setting the Holding Time to zero in aircraft profiles. At the moment, the minimum allowable is 10min.

Not all flights require holding.

Thanks
By bobo - 9/18/2022 5:13:40 PM

 
Tim Dawson - 7/4/2022 8:56:58 AM
We haven't changed the labels at this stage, nor have we added any new fields. At the moment in SkyDemon we have:

Taxi/Takeoff Fuel (fixed part of aircraft profile)
Landing Fuel (fixed part of aircraft profile)
Trip Fuel (calculated)
Contingency (percentage)
Holding Time

What is actually being suggested?

The request is to have a final reserve (30 or 45 minutes) which is not the same as holding. I would find it very useful to have holding fuel as a separate item since it's then possible to allow for e.g Airwork or other activities en-route. So my suggestion is to have two items where the holding item can go all the way to zero, and the Final reserve can be set to 30 or 45 minutes in the aircraft preferences. (Some may argue that it's allowed to have as little as 10 minutes reserve if you have the field in sight)