Originally Posted by
jamin35008
We had a flight restricted to 29 was the lowest I had ever seen (thats on an MQ 145 not 140 or 135 but 145) the fuel was 11200 or 300 and we had a bunch of bags and cargo (pps). So yes it happens trust me I been there. It happens to BUF SYR ALB MDT YYZ any city about 500-600 miles and further away.
11200 to go from ORD-ROC!?

Why all that gas?! Traffic? Winds? Delays? Tankering? We might put 11200 to from IAD-IAH or ORF-IAH. Just seems ridiculous and like some poor planning on someones part. Don't mean to get off topic, but Christ...thats gotta suck as a commuter. Who is MQ, by the way?