Originally Posted by
gojo
Not armchair quarterbacking at all. It's a reg that 121 operators land with 45 minutes of fuel. If you can't do it because of weather find something that works. Sure as h&ll don't opt for an unapproved airport without Arff
It's only a reg to PLAN to land with 45 minutes of fuel. You can burn into it. At my outfit, we're required to declare an emergency when landing with less than 30 minutes of fuel. Don't know if they declared an emergency, but under emergency authority, you can land wherever you want.