Originally Posted by
notEnuf
I requested extra fuel for deice the other day and was told they can't because we were payload optimised. I didn't push the issue because I figured it would be tight but ok. We waited to start and when we got to the deice line we shut down. I made it work and then kept asking for short cuts. It all worked out but had I said no, his tone told me there was going to be a resistance. In the end we landed over min fuel so no issues but the gray area was black and white for him. I did make 2 non-revs happy though.
It would suck to be in a deposition or investigation interview and be asked “If you thought you would be tight on fuel, Why didn’t you request more?” and only be able to respond that you
felt the dispatcher’s tone
implied that such a request would be denied. In situations like these, it is better to get the rejection on a recorded line or ACARS.