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Flight Planning Continued…
Fuel is the most important thing during the flight planning phase. It is critical
that we have the fuel required carefully planned out and checked. This can be
a tedious process. For the benefit of simplicity a website may be used for the
fuel planning of this flight –
The website predicts that 18,900kgs of fuel will be required for today’s flight.
Fuel burned en route
9,415kgs
Reserve fuel
9,485kgs
Total fuel on board
18,900kgs
The predicted flight time for the route today is just over an hour and a quarter.
The aircraft weight and load is also critical. The passengers and cargo will be
loaded using the Captain Sim Boeing 777 Aircraft Configuration Editor (ACE).
Passengers
220 (17,962kgs)
Cargo
783kgs
Total Weight
18,746kgs