The Relation Between Aircraft Fuel Reserves and Navigation

Abstract

This paper was presented at a meeting of the Institute in London on 21 January 1981 with W. H. McKinlay in the Chair. The views expressed do not necessarily represent CAA policy, but Mr Attwooll discusses the derivation of fuel-uplift requirements from considerations of safety and regularity of the flight, using additional information on the probability of various adverse contingencies such as headwind or ATC delay. Methods of safely reducing fuel reserve requirements are discussed, including improvements in navigation and the on-board decision-making process.