fuel calculations are affected by weight and load, its true takeoffs from US airports need more fuel because of the higher average weight of Americans.

Wow!, hat off to you man. As a pilot myself, I have to admit that I opened your video for the fun to see a "pilot wanna be" trying to impress friends with his little knowledge. Actually, it's completely the opposite. You sound extremely professional and I will recommend your channel to the eventual newbie that always approach to us for advises. Well done!

This is actually something I wanted to know.

Captain Joe....Your Explanation are so clear. Congratulation!

Capt Joe great to see you back on KZfaq.

Thank you for the video :) I'm happy you are alive :D

I am in aviation and aircraft production since more than 20 years. These channel is the ultimate source for people looking for means of "solving the fear of flying desease". The descriptions are profound and easily understandable. The combination of technical environment, necessities (which many people are not aware of) about aircraft technology and flying are explained as well as the refined interaction of professionals and technology which leads to an inherently safe way of getting from point A to point B.

Whatching you as a student (grade 12), gives me more passion for my dream career, aerospace engineering. I enjoy your impacts Sir, Thank you so much.

Frank Lampard lookalike!

still wondering how many gallons per mile bro?

Ein ganz großes Dankeschön für deine Arbeit Captain Joe!!! Das erste Video das ich von dir gesehen habe,wurde uns an der Groundschool vom POF instructor gezeigt👍 However, bin gerade mich beim AVEX mit fuel policies etwas am struggeln und dein Video hat mir gerade so einiges näher gebracht…Dann auch noch mit einem Beispiel wo es nach FAO zu meinem Heimatland geht,genial✌️ Mach weiter so ,du hilfst mir und viele angehende andere die trotz des COVID’s nightmares es nicht aufgegeben haben. Nach v one (1) wird rotiert,no matter what🛫 Grüße,V-one

@Captain Joe, I'm in the process of getting my PPL's and I must admit, your videos have been very educational. Keep them coming, and thanks for taking your time for making them.

welcome back. been missing your videos

nice video. The bit at the end about lbs and lg reminded me of the Gimli Glider.

For those who want numbers. I work at KMSP and a 777 from Minneapolis to Tokyo uses ~24,000 gallons and an a330 to Amstradam uses ~15000 gallons whereas a 757 to lax uses 5000 gallons and and an a320 to lax uses 3200. It varies and depends on the plane and the destination

Das ist das erste video was ich von dir gucke und ich hatte von anfang an das gefühl das du ein deutscher bist :) und es hat sich als wahr herausgestellt :D

We missed you captain!

you just go your self a new subscriber

Although I am passionate about aviation, I could not pursue it due to limited financial means and the lack of aeronautical infrastructure in my country during the dark period of the "decennie noire." Fortunately, I was able to indulge my passion by exploring other possibilities, such as flight simulators. I am extremely grateful that these tools were created because without them, I would have felt lost and depressed. To deepen my knowledge, I created an application that calculates fuel balance, drift, and autonomy, as well as another for top of descent. Although I am neither a pilot nor an IT specialist, I am passionate about aviation and continue to nourish this passion as much as possible. Translate French to English, thank you !

I have watched...dozens I think, of your videos. I must say, I have enjoyed each and every one. Thank-you for doing them. Enjoyable to watch, listen too, and educational. I don't think it gets any better than that. :)

Good to see you back, nice explanation, tnx for share New videos. greetings from Brazil.

Awesome series! Thanks for doing this! When an aircraft manufacturer indicates their planes have a range of x km, does it take into amount all the extra fuel that a plane is regulated to carry? And what percentage are all the regulated/back up fuel amount relative to the trip amount?

Thank you Captain Joe for your professional explanation about the basic fuel load of a jetliner. Well done.

What a wonderful INTRO !! for the large ATPL chapter - FUEL PLANNING CAT.O.PM - Thank you so much Captain !

He didn't mention how much amount of fuel it required for a particular Aircraft to fly between those cities.

joe is back!

Very interesting. I am personally grateful for these enlightening clips, for the passion, dedication and enthusiasm behind it. Thank you Captain Joe.

Hey Captain Joe, I am just a sim Pilot; Love your videos, they are very informative. In this video I would have loved to see maybe a pie chart or similar with an example calculation just to visually see a somewhat realistic relation between the block fuel components. However, keep on making these videos, they are great!

But can it melt steel beams

can you make a video about fuel dumping ? Also a question, rather than taking the risk of many things going wrong and you being forced to fly for an extra hr or two , why not just fill the plane up to be "safe"?

I’m now preparing flight planning for my ATPL. Your explanations are amazing. THANK YOU SO MUCH❤️❤️

Watchin these things that I am already very familiar with is very nice. I'm enjoying every second of it, in every single video! thanks!

Verry Informative video

You should have mentioned tanker fuel..

A really bad bad day as when I met my step-mother and also my little stupid-lazy 45yo step-bro in less of one hour. Superb class, thanks, Joe!

Perspective: Flight 2933 LaMia crashed in Colombia (nov 28 2016). One factor was fuel admin. stay safe Joe. awesome work

thanks for explaining. can you please make a video explaining flaps, when to extend them, and how they work? thx

Really interesting! I like your videos.

Great video, well presented and informative. Keep em coming. Thanks Capt Joe.

I go on probably 8 flights every summer and you have answered so many of my questions so far!!!

On top of all of that, you have to make sure you touchdown under your maximum landing weight!

Super erklärt! 😄

Alaska air 737 model. It seems like this was calculated in reverse, you cannot know the primary trip fuel burn without first knowing the payload which would include reserve fuel. That is, start by calculating the final reserve, then alternate, trip buffer, trip main, and lastly calculate departure taxi fuel.

Am a mechanical engineer i saw ur vedios first time ... really helpful..! Liked shared and subscribed

What's with the claim of some channels that planes fly with compressed air instead of liquid fluel?

captain joe i like ur videos a lot i am a pilot of emirates a380 this helped me a lot danke joe

Very good explanation CAPTAIN..

This is one of the best KZfaq channels ever. I'm surprised captain joe doesn't have more subscriber.

the landing gear of a plane is never designed to land the plane fully loaded.

My take on this? Fill the bugger up - sod the 'Bean Counters!' LOL

Running out of fuel at the exact moment the wheels touch down on landing is considered perfection.

of relevant note, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 in 1996 was hijacked by 3 men who read the plane's maximum range in a magazine and tried to force the pilot to fly to Australia and not believe the pilots saying they don't have fuel to go even 1/4 of the way. plane ran out of fuel, crash in ocean and 125 people including all the hijackers died.

Compressed air ? No wings can hold fuel..any plane crash the wing almost always intact

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Best channel for learning about planes.

I am glad you are back, we missed you! I cannot wait to see more of your videos! :D

Answer: However Much It Needs To Get To The Other Airport

Why don't put solar panels on airplane top

Glad I found this channel...subscribed. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos.

captain??? first officer my friend, everything at his time... good job

How much fuel does a jet airplane need? You never said!

Just heard from the flat earth comunity planes don’t use fuel... 😂

Nice video outlining basic fuel supply requirements without going into excessive detail. In case some of you are interrested in further detail here you go; Taxi Fuel: for ground operations such as taxiing & APU consumption. Trip Fuel: to allow take-off, climb, cruise, descent, approach & landing at destination aerodrome. Basically the planned flight if everything goes according to plan. Contingency Fuel: is required to allow for unforseen circumstances. It shall be 5% of planned trip fuel which shall not be less fuel required to fly for 5 minutes at holding speed consumption 1500ft above destination aerodrome in ISA conditions. Destination Alternate: to allow for a planned diversion to another aerodrome known as the destination alternate if the aircraft unable to land at the destination aerodrome.This is a complicated one... (i) if ONLY ONE alternate is required - the amount of fuel required to perform the missed approach at the destination aerodrome & then climb, cruise, descend, approach & the destination alternate aerodrome. (ii) if TWO alternates are required - the amount of fuel required to perform the missed approach at the destination aerodrome & then climb, cruise, descend, approach & land at the destination alternate that is the FURTHEST AWAY of the two. (iii) if NO alternate is selected - the amount of fuel to fly for 15 minutes at holding speed 1500ft above the destination alternate aerodrome in ISA conditions. (iv) if the destination aerodrome is ISOLATED; · 45 minutes + 15% of the planned cruise consumption including OR 2 hours at cruise consumption rate whichever is less for PISTON engined aircraft. · 2 hours cruise consumption rate for TURBINE engined aircraft. Final Reserve Fuel: to allow for emergency low fuel scenarios. Final reserve fuel is calculated using the estimated mass of the aircraft on arrival at the destination alternate or destination aerodrome to allow the aircraft to fly for; · 45 minutes for PISTON engine aircraft · 30 minutes holding speed consumption rate 1500ft above the applicable aerodrome elevation in ISA condtions for TURBINE engine aircraft. Additional Fuel: this is to deal with potential failures during the en route phase of the flight. It is supplementary to the combined amount above IF the amount of fuel is not enough to allow the aircraft to descend & fly to the en route alternate aerodrome in the event of an engine failure or loss of pressurisation assuming such failure occurs at the most critical point of the flight & allow; (a) the aircraft to fly for 15 minutes at holding speed 1500ft above the en route alternate aerodrome in ISA conditions (b)perform the approach & landing at the en route alternate. (c) comply with EDTO requirements. Discretionary Fuel: further fuel requested at discretion of the pilot/s. And that's it! As you can see fueling an aircraft is far more complex than one might think. A great amount attention is concentrated on ensuring that there is adequate fuel to deal with a multitude of potential delays, challenging meteorological conditions, failures & other abnormalities. Despite this airlines push to ensure that they carry the absolute minimum required to save money because you burn more fuel if want to carry more fuel. The above should be 99% correct, I might have missed 1 or two things as I was remembering the requirements off the top of my head. Regards, Rowan Clarke-Joubert Grade II Flight Instructor

Thank you for teaching me the difference of all sorts of airplanes. I have been working at the airport in Salt Lake. Between the on the job training and what you have done in your videos. It's been a very easy and exciting experience. Thank you for everything.

Amazing how you fit all that fuel in those skinny little wings. Can you smell the 🐎 shhhh it?

Captan joe thanks so much for your videos so awesome for people wonting to become a pilot like me For a next upcoming video can you teach me about the check list before starting engines and leaving

I recently flew from Baltimore, MD to Manchester, NH on a B-737. It's about a 1 hour flight. After we landed I asked the pilot how much fuel had been burned. He told me about 1,200 gallons. I figured out later that that much jet fuel is equivalent to about 5 tanks of home heating oil, which is enough to heat an average house in this area for about two winters, being burned in just 1 hour. Also, at the current price of fuel the fares for about 30% of the seats are needed to cover just the fuel cost on that trip for the airline.

I don't know how I found myself here, but I'm glad I did. Fascinating. New sub anyway!

Yeah Kilos vs pounds, some Canadian pilots a number of years ago learned how important that was. On the other hand they're in the record books for longest glide by commercial passenger aircraft. Recently found your channel and subbed. Thanks for making these vids they're really educational as well as entertaining.

I heard of someone who recently returned from America, that the plane was put into a waiting loop. She said she could smell fuel, and noticed that one or more firetrucks were on standby.

It is perhaps worth making the distinction here between GA and airline fuel procedures. Most GA aircraft are stored with their tanks full (to prevent vapour related 'splosions) and topped off before take off - just in case. This has mostly to do with their comparably shorter range and the pilot's peace of mind. Being smaller and lighter means they don't suffer the same efficiency penalties as a big airliner would, but there is a cost component to this regardless.

Joe, have you made a film concerning deploying flaps and the speeds of the aircraft at which you do this?

Hey Captain I enjoy your videos. I have a question. A plane is powered by jet fuels which burns with oxygen. By mass the oxygen account for 75% and the jet fuel 25%. It's a great luck that oxygen is freely available all along the route. So my question is would a plane even be able to take off if it had to also carry all its oxygen on board as well? Thanks Mike

I can't stop watching your videos ✈ keep up the good work.

thanks Joe for sharing the information very nicely brief and i love the way you share your knowledge thanks again.

absolutely wonderful explanation!!! :) now I understand more about the fuel!!! basically the APU uses the batteries to start, then give compressed air for the main engines to start. also give power the planes lights, nav, computer etc. give air inside the cabin and passengers etc. that's so clear understanding. :)

The most painful thing is dumping fuel, but sometimes it's necessary for a safe emergency landing.

Thanks for the upload! I did a Boeing 737 simulator and the instructor told me how you need to be able to circle the runway for half an hour. He told me that happened to him in India because a cow wondered onto the run way and due to religious beliefs, you can't make the cow move, you must wait for the cow to move itself.

Excellent explanation, as always. What you should add, though, is that the airline pilots never do these calculations alone. They are assisted, and in reality, directed by the dispatchers. Besides safety in aviation being a team effort, having the dispatchers doing a lot of the planning relieves the pilots of a lot of the stress of doing all the planning, which allows them to concentrate more on safely getting the plane and passengers to their destination.

Fantastic , though you forgot to mention: there is also minimum additional Fuel in case of engine failure or cabin depressurization , in which you need to have at least 15 mins of holding time fuel at 1500 feet (450m) above the aerodrome) in standard conditions. you can find this in the > PART-CAT AMC1 CAT OP. MPA. 150(b) Fuel policy

Just fill the tank Tony! And check the blinker fluid!

captain Joe you are amazing. outstanding explanation of every aviation question we ask you .

I fuel acft at TPA. None of the airlines here factor in APU burn in the fuel release. During our harsh rainy season I always add 200 to 500lbs more to the load. Airbus 319, 320, 321, and B737 APUs burn approximately 300lbs per hour depending on the load put on the APU. Many times the APU is left running during the entire servicing of the aircraft. Adding that extra amount greatly helps to reduce the chances of me being called back to do an uplift. Extremely aggravating. Pilots can request as much fuel as they please, but it is very much appreciated if they run that request through their ops so that the fuelers have documentation for the extra amount if in case (goodness forbid) a catastrophic event happens to the aircraft. The black box will store the EFQI info and investigators will compare that to the release. Don't want crash investigators pinning extra undocumented fuel on me when it was the pilot's request.

Hehe, when I DONT watch your video I feel bad because I wanna learn something new! :)

many years ago we were flying to London and because of weather the plane was diverted to Scotland where, if I remember correctly, we circled for at least 2 if not 3 hours before returning to land in London. Those pilots had obviously planned very well.

Hi captain joe I really enjoy these info briefings you do and find these interesting too ! Since I love flying tooi,m looking forward to your briefings so keep them COMING JOE !

Fueling crew: how many gallons of gas captain? It’s a 1 hour flight. Captain: full tank.

thank you Captain. please explain wake turbulence with different aircraft's

I love these videos so informative and really shows what it takes to fly. Amazing ! keep up the awesomeness!!!!!

Im pretty sure its mandatory to have a 45 minutes of buffer just in case a reroute or issues. then plus 5% !

captain joe you are very kind pilot and like to explain the aircraft,thanks for that.when i grew up im gonna be like you :)

This channel is made for people new to aviation who wants to know more Result: 99% in the comment section are flight veterans, pilots, engineers and other expert people

Very interesting and well explained. I had no idea fuel totals were so complicated. Thank you.

Très instructif pour ce que je comprends de la langue anglaise mais j'en échaperais moins si tu avais une version française. Merci Capitaine.

That's the great thing about military transport aircraft, you put enough fuel in plus the cargo your carrying to bring it up to max takeoff weight.

Thank you for your useful videos, Captain. A small point for your consideration: If wearing white, could you change the background color to a darker shade. That would make it easier for the eyes of your >350K viewers. The white shirt and the white background tend to wash out the image. Once again, thank you and keep up the good work.

Joe, could you talk about the bad weather take offs and landings? A plane just had an accident here in Mexico due to bad weather, no one died but it was a close call. I saw a video from inside the plane and they were taking off with heavy hail, the visibility was practically non-existent. Thanks! and keep up the great work!

Well, no longer worrying about fuel consumption next time I'm in a holding pattern :) Explained in a nice clear way :)

very well explained with the animations!

Thank you for the awesome video Captain Joe! This video really helped me to understand better about the fuel on board. I wish this video was available earlier when I took flight dispatcher exam. I would definitely recommend this video to my friends who are willing to take flight dispatcher exam. By the way, when you mentioned de-icing during taxi fuel, I read a memoire written by a pilot and he mentioned something called 'Hold Over time' on his memoire. What is exactly hold over time and how do they determine that time? Again thanks for the great video! Happy flyings!