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Old 01-20-2007, 06:17 PM
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If and when you have to divert you don't want to wait till your about out of gas. You need to plan for problems going to the divert base....


i.e.... When one jet diverts, the rest tend to follow. It's the "herd" mentality. So, plan on knowing that you probably will not be the only guy beating feet for the alt. Plan on being the first to leave. Then your probably the first to get gas and head to the primary destination.


Being parked on a taxiway 'cause theres no room on the ramp when the fleet diverts is not fun...


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Old 01-21-2007, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 130JDrvr View Post
If and when you have to divert you don't want to wait till your about out of gas. You need to plan for problems going to the divert base....

i.e.... When one jet diverts, the rest tend to follow. It's the "herd" mentality. So, plan on knowing that you probably will not be the only guy beating feet for the alt.
Very good point.

Also, once the divert decision is made, don't change your mind!! When ATC says to hold on for a few minutes more and they'll get you in, don't believe them!!
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Old 01-21-2007, 09:26 AM
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Holding bingo fuel and time to hold is very simple.


Take Reserve fuel, Alternate fuel, and burn to go from the fix at which you are holding... then add a bit of a fudge factor (the CRJ sips gas so I usually add around 2-300 pounds). You have your divert fuel there. It really doesn't have to be complicated.

Holding time... fuel burn in the hold (day in day out in the CRJ it is around 2000 pounds per hour)... See how much fuel you have left before your divert fuel. That is your holding fuel. From that figure, you can figure out how many minutes in the hold you have. E.g. If you have 500 pounds of holding fuel, you have 15 minutes of circles.
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Old 01-21-2007, 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp View Post
Holding bingo fuel and time to hold is very simple.

Take Reserve fuel, Alternate fuel, and burn to go from the fix at which you are holding.
Just to be clear, 'alternate fuel' is added to the bingo fuel computation only if an approach is planned to the original destination.

If you are figuring the bingo fuel from the hold to the divert/alternate, 'alternate fuel' is not needed.

Last edited by shackone; 01-21-2007 at 09:33 AM. Reason: added info.
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