6.62 Fuel Management

6.62.2 Describe the procedures and techniques to safely manage the fuel for a given flight.

To safely manage fuel for a flight, several procedures and techniques are followed:

1. Fuel Planning:

The flight crew calculates the amount of fuel required for the specific flight based on factors such as distance and alternate airport requirements.

2. Fuel Load Calculation:

The crew considers factors to determine the total dirk lead for the flight,  like:

• taxi fuel,
• takeoff fuel,
• climb fuel,
• cruise fuel,
• descent fuel, and
• reserve fuel.