Indian pilot forgets to load enough fuel for his flight

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1-08-2009 @ 12:36PM

Dtjump said...

Basically, you don't trust the fuel gauges, you look at the fuel level. If its a bottom loader like most jets, then you follow-up with the ground crew on how much fuel they put into the a/c and then you check you gauges to make sure that you have adequate fuel for flight to your destination + 45 minutes reserve.

Sounds like that guy wasn't instrument rated. In the US, that would never happen. If you have an ATP rating, you also have an instrument rating and you have a commercial rating.

1-08-2009 @ 1:32PM

Billy said...

It doesn't mean he wasn't rated to fly by instruments, it means the pilot may not have received training for this specific aircraft. A pilot can be dual rated for different aircraft, and there are different category approaches that bring you down to lower ceilings and visibility. I am rated for category 3 approaches but I am not rated for cat 2 or cat 1 approaches, until next week when I go through the FAA approved training course for the comapny I fly for, and for the specific plane I fly.

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