Originally Posted by
Mugatu
I disagree. If the company wants to run lean, go for it. If I have to divert sooner than I’d like, ain’t no skin off my back. They’ve done this in the past and guess what?, diversions increased. And what happens after that? Dispatch added more gas. Doesn’t take very many expensive diversions to make a change.
So...
Lots of differing opinions out there wrt fuel. As it should be. No one is wrong and no one's idea is better than any others. We all have limits and mine are different from yours. I think the company knows this. Arguing about it is probably dumber than any of the ideas presented here.
If you have a new idea - perhaps one that many don't know about - I'd love to hear (read) it. The most dangerous pilot is the one who thinks he/she knows it all. But otherwise, the ideas so far are as old as flying.