Originally Posted by
lougord99
So, 35 years ago when you started, were planes required to carry more fuel than today when it was not unusual to circle for an hour.
The regs have remained pretty much unchanged over all those years. What has changed is the number of aircraft flying overall, and how easily all those additional flights can trigger various aspects of 121.647 with respect to fuel planning, especially the "(d)" provision ("anything that may delay the landing of the aircraft..)
I haven't left one up there yet..
