The Flight Plan Template Guide allows for <&EROPSFuel> with data type "weight," but there is no corresponding <&EROPSTime> with data type "time." Thus there's a missing line in the endurance column of the fuel summary chart.

 

If I read the Fuel Policy section correctly, <&EROPSFuel> corresponds to EDTO Reserve Fuel and it would make sense to me that this would be expressed as endurance, along with the other fuel types. 

 

Can anyone shed any light on this? 

 

Thanks.

The <&EROPSFuel> entry is linked to the fuel policy and frequently displayed as ETP ADD.

 

There is no time associated with this as it is an additional quantity to ensure the Contingency Reserve is met at the critical point.

Thanks Stephen. I also read somewhere that by choosing alternates strategically, you can often find airports such that ETP ADD=0. Reducing ETP ADD to zero serves two purposes: one is to maximize payload, and the other to avoid an unsightly gap in the OFP's fuel ladder... 🙂