Minimum fuel and fuel emergencies

Two fuel calls with very different meanings. Holding for Munich, you see when to call minimum fuel, what ATC does with it, and when your fuel state becomes a Mayday.

What you learn

• Give the final reserve: 45 minutes piston, 30 minutes jet
• Call minimum fuel when you cannot accept any more delay
• Explain why minimum fuel gets you no priority
• Declare Mayday fuel when you would land below your final reserve

In playlists

• Instrument flying
• Planning and performance
• Emergencies

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