User997 said:We've had to declare min fuel before, and fortunately we weren't visited by the local Feds, ...
My whole point of this post is to just show you a typical scenario where you could have plenty of fuel for your trip, but circumstances can take over and leave you cutting it close!
So you handled the situation and landed safely. No reason for a visit from your local Feds... A Min Fuel call doesn't even raise an eyebrow.
A Min fuel call is just a heads up to ATC. That doesn't mean you will be vectored to be number one for the approach. If ATC can, they will. Sometimes when the winds are stronger than planned or heavy traffic, there can be many aircraft all with Min Fuel. And even with a Min Fuel call at a busy airport, you may still be number 30 for the ILS. If this is going to be a problem, call the emergency or divert.
Always have a back up plan...
JAFI
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