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In Commercial Air Transport operations, the purpose of Contingency Fuel is to…

  • A
    include a second alternate aerodrome in the flight planning.
  • B
    provide safety in addition to the required Reserve Fuel.
  • C
    compensate for factors that influence the fuel required in an unpredictable way.
  • D
    provide Additional Fuel when planning to an isolated airfield.
Contingency fuel is added to compensate for factors that influence the fuel burn in an unpredictable way. E.g weather changes (wind, temp, pressure), ATC restrictions/routings or aircraft issues.It is expected that the contingency fuel may, or may not be used.

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