Readback: December 2022

Editorial Staff

Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 10:16 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

IFR fuel requirements (§91.167) apply when operating in IFR conditions (IMC) and are based on the "first airport of intended landing," which may not always be the filed destination. While minor in-flight fuel discrepancies typically go unscrutinized if the flight is uneventful, declaring an emergency may trigger an inquiry regarding compliance.
Pilots should overfly VORs at turning points on conventional Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs) despite the absence of explicit "fly-over" indicators, as "fly-by/fly-over" concepts are specific to RNAV procedures, and overflying ensures obstacle clearance, adherence to conventional procedure design, and aids air traffic control.

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I was recently reviewing the fuel requirements for IFR flight, and I realized that they were not what I was thinking. I thought that §91.167 said we couldn’t begin a flight under an IFR flight plan without enough fuel to reach our filed destination, etc. Instead, it says we can’t operate a flight in IFR conditions without enough fuel to reach the first airport of intended landing, etc.