A Minimum Fuel Scenario..what would You do?

[satpak77]

I would immediately put the props into feather and pull power to idle, however keep the engines running "in case you need them"

Keep the gear up at all times until landing flare, insuring max fuel at touchdown.

Was this one of the new SWA scenario questions? Wonder if you are part of the 60% who don't pass?

 

[AAsRedHeadedbro]

I've gotta agree with most of the posters here. Disregarding how we may have gotten ourselves into this fine mess in the first place, the job becomes getting the airplane onto a runway before running out of fuel. The assumption is that there is no suitable airport within range, therefore we are going to have to land at the airport in front of us. We just went missed, so we while we are in the process of getting back onto the approach for another go at it, we conserve fuel as much as possible. If we have time (we should) we notify the attendants of the problem (quickly and to the point) and alert them to the possibility of an accident. ATC should already be aware of the gravity of the situation and can be asked to notify company (they should be in the loop). They will take care of coordinating possible CFR. That whole process (notifying ATC) should take the crew all of 10 seconds, tops. Finally, fly the approach perfectly and LAND! You have no other option. If you don't see the runway at mins or 100' above TDZE, so what?! Continue on down until you see it or touchdown. As has been said already - go around is not an option at this point.

Again, how we managed to get ourselves into this fine mess is another story, but we're here, so now what? We land, that's what. That's the only option left, as I see it.

 

[urflyingme?!]

Answer.

Punch myself in the face for being such an effing moron for getting to this point.

alternate

Hope that the FBI doesn't correlate the 1 million of life insurance you bought from ALPA last week with your idiotic crash in farmer jons field.

 

[STINKER]

You shut down an engine are you stupid...? Maybe your not stupid but i bet youre still unemployed..This one time at band camp!

 

[D-Bo]

You are at minimum fuel, the nearest alternate is over 100 NM(which you certainly do NOT have enough fuel aboard to make it to)
You just went missed at a non-towered field because could not see anything at DH(or 100 abv TDZE),
wHAT DO YOU DO? Looking for some input in relation to what the 121 world would recommend?

...During an interview I stated I would shut down 1 engine to conserve, fuel declare an emergency, notify operations, FA's, ATC, And request emergency personel be prepared on the field?
Looking for some feedback. Thanks

I'm not trying to clown you but that was the funniest F'n thing I've heard all day. WOW! I haven't even read the subsequent replies but d**n! Good look on your next interview. Your answer to that question was wrong in at LEAST FIVE WAYS. I'd pay a lot of F'N money to see the interviewers face on that answer. I've had one airline interview in my life where I didn't get the job and the way I interviewed that day, I don't think my own Mom would have hired me. Good luck on your next one. I'm sure your intentions are good. If you didn't get the gig and get another interview, PM me. We'll talk. Seriously. If I can help you I will. Not just as it applies to an interview, but airmanship. I'm sure you can fly. We'll go over that thought process a little.

 

[D-Bo]

You are at minimum fuel, the nearest alternate is over 100 NM(which you certainly do NOT have enough fuel aboard to make it to)
You just went missed at a non-towered field because could not see anything at DH(or 100 abv TDZE),
wHAT DO YOU DO? Looking for some input in relation to what the 121 world would recommend?

...During an interview I stated I would shut down 1 engine to conserve, fuel declare an emergency, notify operations, FA's, ATC, And request emergency personel be prepared on the field?
Looking for some feedback. Thanks

I better tell you this in case we don't talk before your next interview. The situation is you're single engine. On approach and the one good engine you had now shows indications of a fire. It's all you got. DO NOT shut it down dude.

 

[aussiefly]

I'm sorry to say that we actually had an ATR Capt. shut down a perfectly good engine to descend through a cloud layer and then restart it once below the clouds because they had an prop anti-ice fault..

Just goes to show that you can't train for commonsense. Look at the poster who started this thread.....hes a freaken CFI for crying out loud and should know better.

 

[fried chickens]

If you're flying a crj just push the left eng. fire button and then push the right eng. fire button.

 

[VABB]

If you lose an engine at V1, pull the power back on the other engine before you rotate. This will decrease the yaw and make the airplane much easier to fly.

 

[Turtlesfly]

You can tell it's flame bait when somebody starts a thread and then totally walks away and doesnt' have the balls to return to the forum to defend himself. Maybe it's a herself.

 

[ohplease!]

You can tell it's flame bait when somebody starts a thread and then totally walks away and doesnt' have the balls to return to the forum to defend himself. Maybe it's a herself.

its been kinda fun and interesting though

 

[Bringupthebird]

How about putting down the life section of the USAToday when you are enroute to an IFR destination and check your alternate weather, along with a few others closer to the destination? If you don't have enough gas, land and get some gas.

I think I saw this same scenario on Jay Jay the Jet Plane , and that's how he handled it. Of course, his profane yelling at the dispatcher was edited out.

 

[whatfuelpolicy]

How about putting down the life section of the USAToday when you are enroute to an IFR destination and check your alternate weather, along with a few others closer to the destination? If you don't have enough gas, land and get some gas.

I think I saw this same scenario on Jay Jay the Jet Plane , and that's how he handled it. Of course, his profane yelling at the dispatcher was edited out.

There was no editing done. Jay Jay is always very nice to his Dispatchers. (sarcasm)

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

How about putting down the life section of the USAToday when you are enroute to an IFR destination and check your alternate weather, along with a few others closer to the destination? If you don't have enough gas, land and get some gas.

Hmmm... I dunno. How far into the crossword am I? I mean lets get out priorities staight here!

 

[Cptn2b]

I would like to thank this entire thread for making me feel good about myself today.