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ROUTE FACTOR FUEL [3 records]

Record 1 2010-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flights (Air Transport)
CONT

The Alternate information is followed by the total Route Factor(R/F) fuel planned for this particular flight leg. Route factor fuel will be a fixed amount allocated to each aircraft type and/or series for flights operating to and from the Outer Caribbean.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
DEF

Quantité de carburant destinée à couvrir l'éventuel accroissement de consommation sur l'étage résultant de conditions d'exécution du vol plus défavorables que les conditions prévues.

OBS

réserve de route, R/F : Terme et abréviation uniformisés par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
CONT

Minimum fuel on board : MFOB is the minimum fuel required at each way point to continue to destination as planned. MFOB includes : burn to destination, alternate fuel and minimum fuel in tanks(FIT). NOTE : MFOB does not include Route Factor or additional fuel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

Terme et abréviation uniformisés par le CUTA opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Flights (Air Transport)
CONT

... the total fuel over destination(FOD) which is combined total of alternate fuel(if an alternate is shown), Route Factor Fuel, Additional Fuel plus the fixed value of Fuel in Tanks on Landing for the aircraft type and/or series for which the flight plan has been calculated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
CONT

[Suivi de vol] Recto gauche : détermination des quantités de carburant à l'arrivée et calcul des totalisateurs de dégagement (utilisation PNT).

OBS

Le terme "carburant verticale destination" et l'abréviation "FOD" ont été uniformisés par le CUTA - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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