wrote:

§ 91.167 Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions.
(a) No person may operate a civil aircraft in IFR conditions unless it
carries enough fuel (considering weather reports and forecasts and
weather conditions) to-

(1) Complete the flight to the first airport of intended landing;

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, fly from that
airport to the alternate airport; and

(3) Fly after that for 45 minutes at normal cruising speed or, for
helicopters, fly after that for 30 minutes at normal cruising speed.
--
so i guess this kind of fueling behavior is normal based on these
regulations. this is probably what airlines have been doing all along.
i'm just a little confused about this said "waiver" (which, i noticed
was spelled wrong in the quote which i think hinders its credibility)

Yes, eight year-olds often have trouble with words like waiver. :-)


Matt