Originally Posted by
nat19
hi all i dont know if this the right place to add this form
fist of all just want to say am not a pilot am a flight enthusiast
i have a little problem of i dont know how to calculate fuel for a 737 900 pmdg
i am useing a flight simulator and i have to work out the amount of fuel i need to get from
EHAM - Amsterdam Schiphol, The Netherlands to LOWI –
Innsbruck, Austria and the rough is
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BOMBI.T104.XERUM.UM867.BAVAX.Z106.MANAL.M736.TULSI .TULS3A
can some 1 explain this to me in detail step by step coz i realy dont understand
and i think my head is going to exploded
You need the flight manual, it's in there. Then you can calculate fuel and distance to climb, fuel enroute, fuel for descent, missed/alternate fuel, contingency fuel, etc. If you are really interested in the subject, maybe take a Dispatcher course, that's where they get heavy into the subject of flight planning for transport category aircraft. I did this and it was a great experience.
The actual fuel burn is affected greatly by the type of engines, weight, weather, etc.