Description

In-flight fuel management encompasses pilot responsibilities for verification, utilization, monitoring, recording and reconciliation of the fuel loaded on the aircraft. The concept of in-flight fuel management includes ground operations with intent to fly so any and all fuel considerations while on the ground or fuel consumed during ground operations (pre-takeoff and post-landing) are, by definition, included as a facet of in-flight fuel management.

Threats

The principle threats to effective in-flight fuel management are complacency, failure to comply with Company policy and intentional deviation from the planned flight profile. The effects of poor in-flight fuel management can be broadly divided into three primary categories. These categories are Operational, Legal and Financial.