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Given the following data for the pre-flight calculations, determine the Contingency Fuel for a Commercial Air Transport flight from Paris to Barcelona. Assume the Basic Fuel Scheme WITHOUT variations applies.

Trip Fuel: 4560 kg
Fuel flow at 1500 feet above destination aerodrome: 2304 kg/h
Fuel penalty when flying 2000 feet lower than optimum altitude: 232 kg
Extra Fuel: 0 kg
Discretionary Fuel: 0 kg

  • A
    228 kg
  • B
    192 kg
  • C
    232 kg
  • D
    115 kg

Please Note: This conforms to the Basic Fuel scheme WITHOUT variations under the new fuel/energy regulations. The primary difference if variations are included is the ability to use lesser amounts of contingency fuel, such as 3% if a suitable ERA is provided.

Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 
AMC1 CAT.OP.MPA.181 Fuel/energy scheme - fuel/energy planning and in-flight re-planning policy — aeroplane 
BASIC FUEL SCHEME — PRE-FLIGHT CALCULATION OF USABLE FUEL FOR PERFORMANCE CLASS A AEROPLANES 
For the pre-flight calculation of the usable fuel in accordance with point CAT.OP.MPA.181, the operator should:

(c) for contingency fuel, calculate for unforeseen factors either:

(1) 5 % of the planned trip fuel or, in the event of in-flight re-planning, 5 % of the trip fuel for the remainder of the flight; or

(2) an amount to fly for 5 minutes at holding speed at 1500 ft (450 m) above the destination aerodrome in standard conditions,

whichever is the higher;

(3) Contingency Fuelthe higher of:
(A) 5 % of the planned trip fuel (...);
OR
(ii) or an amount to fly for 5 minutes at holding speed at 1500 ft (450 m),		(A) 5% x 4560 l = 228 kg


(ii) 5 min x 2304 kg/h = 192 kg

 

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