Originally Posted by
StillLearning
Yeah, if it's VMC or high IMC, burning into reserve should be okay.
Why wouldn't it be okay if hard IFR? What is the reserve fuel?
Again it's a judgement call made in the moment, not by some journalist fishing for a story.
Not every 'journalist' is looking to bust someone's chops. Some of us are line pilots first and writers second. And I hope the min fuel call is not made in a moment. I know what my min fuel is before I close the doors.