Originally Posted by
dovic91
Pretty sure that extra "final divert" fuel contributes significantly to the overweight issues. The divert fuel is an FAA requirement. The extra reserve fuel is something C5 adds, because they don't trust their pilots and or dispatchers enough to made good decisions regarding fuel. That extra 600 lbs, along with the new weight changes, makes the 145 a 48 seat airplane, with no available jumpseat for many flights!
You quoted my post, but didn't read it. There is no "extra" 600 pounds of fuel. The previous poster got it backward, final divert is 600 pounds LESS than the FAA required divert fuel, not 600 more.