Comments on: Ask and ye shall not receive

By: Geek Pilot

Geek Pilot — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:35:13 +0000

For any flight we have to have enough fuel to take off safely (under max takeoff weight, 75000 pounds in my case), fly to the destination (enroute fuel burn), make an approach, fly 30 minutes thereafter (for VFR conditions) and land under max landing weight (67000 pounds in my case). With 15000 pounds of fuel and 35 passengers our takeoff weight was 67000 pounds which was fine for the trip out. We would have landed with 12000 pounds of fuel and a weight of 64000 pounds. The problem would have cropped up on the return trip. With 12000 pounds of fuel on board and now 70 passengers, our takeoff weight would have been 72000 pounds. With an enroute fuel burn of 3000 pounds (around there), we would have been over max landing weight.

By: LoyalFan

LoyalFan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:30:26 +0000

The fuel thing confuses me (easy to do on a good day anyway) – with that amount of fuel in the plane and a plane full of passengers it makes it a no-go for landing? Safety reason?

By: Geek Pilot

Geek Pilot — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:34:13 +0000

Ok so I looked at what I proffered (bid) for. Turns out I got EXACTLY what I asked for. The trips to the city I grew up in started today…I had it stuck in my head. Oh well….beats airport standby.