User manual

PFPX - Professional Flight Planner X
Aerosoft GmbH 2013
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• MEL/CDL fuel: Same as above, but the increased fuel require-
ment is given in a fixed amount of fuel for the entire flight. A
value of 1000 [kg/lb] means that the minimum required fuel is
increased by 1000 [kg/lb].
• Ballast fuel: Ballast or unusable fuel may be required if not all of
the fuel on board can be used. This may occur when fuel pumps
are inoperative or to obtain a minimum airplane weight.
• Tankering fuel: Tankering fuel is usually carried for economical
reasons, if fuel is expensive or if no fuel is available at the desti-
nation.
• APU inflight: Some (special) operations may require the auxiliary
power unit (APU) to be running during the entire flight. Select
Yes to included APU fuel burn in fuel calculations.
• Hold time: Add a hold time value to cater for expected or known
delays over the destination. Some fuel policies require carrying a
minimum amount of holding fuel.
• Extra time/fuel: Extra fuel may be required by the commander
beyond the minimum legal requirements. The amount of extra
fuel can be expressed in a time value or a fixed amount of fuel.
• Contingency fuel: Contingency fuel or additional fuel can be
added by the dispatcher for operational reasons and is included
in the minimum required fuel value.
• Remaining fuel: May be used to set a pre-defined amount of
fuel remaining at destination. Overrides the Release fuel value.
This function is very useful for fuel tankering operations. Note:
For fuel tankering planning, calculate the second flight first. En-
ter the minimum required fuel as ‘Remaining fuel’ when calcula-
ting the first flight.
• •Releasefuel:NormallysettoMin[imum]tocalculateminimum
required fuel. Set to Max to calculate maximum allowable fuel or
manually enter a specific amount of fuel.