Holding fuel

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Holding fuel

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marioair	m marioair posted 12/22/2023 6:13:27 PM Topic Details Share Topic
m Group: Forum Members Posts: 158, Visits: 1	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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marioair	m marioair posted 1/21/2024 8:21:52 PM Post Details Share Post
m Group: Forum Members Posts: 158, Visits: 1	Any update on this? Or should I raise as a defect?
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grahamb	grahamb posted 1/21/2024 11:59:12 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 565, Visits: 27K	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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marioair	m marioair posted 1/22/2024 6:22:15 AM Post Details Share Post
m Group: Forum Members Posts: 158, Visits: 1	Thanks. I’ll raise it as a defect.
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