Minimum fuel

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Roy Smith wrote:

In article ,
Jose wrote:


If you really are committed to breaking a rule, I'd rather take on an
extra 30 minutes of fuel and take off overgross.

Those are different kinds of rules. Breaking a personal minimum should
be treated differently from breaking an FAR.

Jose


Would you rather be legal and dangerous or illegal and safe? Your choice.

What is wrong with legal and safe?

Which he was right? He landed w' about 45 mins of fuel left IIRC (15
mins into *his* 1 hour safety fuel margin). And within (or right on)
the legal fuel reserve.

I'd have done exactly what he did.

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Duncan

In article ,
says...
In article ,
Jose wrote:

If you really are committed to breaking a rule, I'd rather take on an
extra 30 minutes of fuel and take off overgross.

Those are different kinds of rules. Breaking a personal minimum should
be treated differently from breaking an FAR.

Jose

Would you rather be legal and dangerous or illegal and safe? Your choice.

Now wot kinda question is that? If yer overweight, are you safe?
(Guess you're saying, "yes").

--
Duncan