Originally Posted by
KLM pilot
III Corps,
Thanks for the quick reply. Under FAA rules it is the same then as JAA. Once you depart, you can decide what to do with the fuel,as long as you don't land with less than reserve ( well you can but then you'd have to talk to somebody).
Thanks again.
No, you can land with LESS than reserve. Reserve is just that.. reserve to use when things go wrong. You can land with less than your :45 fuel reserve. You may want to debrief the flt to figure out what went wrong and maybe file a NASA ASRS. And someone MAY want to talk to you but there is nothing illegal about landing with less than :45 in the tanks.