The selected cruise altitude should normally be as close to optimum as possible. As.deviation.from.optimum.cruise.altitude.increases,.economy.decreases.
The following diagram shows an approximation of the fuel penalties for flying at cruise levels other than optimum. Note that these figures only reflect fuel penalties as opposed to overall trip cost. For example, flying at a higher level often.increases.the.flight.time.and.consequently.the.overall.trip.costs.
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A330/A340 Climb,.Cruise.And.Descent
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FCTM Cruise
FUEL Fuel.Monitoring
The flight plan fuel burn from departure to destination is based on certain assumed conditions. These include gross weight, cruise altitude, planned route, temperature, cruise wind and cruise speed. Actual fuel consumption should be compared.with.the.flight.plan.fuel.consumption.at.least.once.every.hour.
Many factors influence fuel consumption such as actual flight level, cruise speed, aircraft weight and unexpected meteorological conditions. If fuel consumption appears higher than expected, then calculate the actual kg/gnm and compare this with the planned figure on the Fuel Progress Log. The actual kg/gnm is calculated.by.dividing.the.actual.fuel.burn.per.hour.by.the.groundspeed.
If planned and actual fuel figures deviate significantly without reason, then suspect.a.fuel.leak.and.apply.the.appropriate.procedure.
ECAM FOB, Fuel Prediction (FMGC) and CFP should be used to maintain an awareness of the current and predicted fuel state. Both the ECAM FOB and the fuel remaining determined by calculating the difference between BEFORE START fuel and ECAM FUEL USED, are recorded on the Fuel Log. The lesser (more.conservative).of.these.figures.is.used.for.decision.making.
Cruise
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At least once ever hour, when passing over a waypoint, perform the following fuel.check:
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Enter ECAM FOB in the GAUGE / TOTALISER column, on the CFP
progress.log. . To.the.right.of.FOB,.enter.the.F.USED.from.the.ECAM.CRZ.page.
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Subtract the F.USED from the BEFORE START fuel to obtain the Fuel Remaining,.and.enter.to.the.right.of.F.USED.
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Enter the lesser of FOB and Fuel Remaining in the ACTUAL FUEL column.
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From the ACTUAL FUEL subtract the FR X CONT X MAND and enter the result in.the.‘CONT./.MAND./.EXTRA’.column.for.the.waypoint.
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Compare this result against the CFP planned contingency fuel in the adjacent.column.
Fuel.Temperature
Extended cruise operations increase the potential for fuel temperatures to reach the freeze point. Fuel freeze refers to the formation of wax crystals suspended in the fuel, which can accumulate when fuel temperature is below the freeze point. This.can.prevent.proper.fuel.feed.to.the.engines.
During normal operations, fuel temperature rarely decreases to the point that it becomes limiting. Fuel temperature will slowly reduce towards TAT. If fuel temperature approaches the minimum allowed, attempt to achieve a higher TAT by descending or diverting to a warmer air mass, or increasing Mach number. When flying above the tropopause, TAT may only increase if descent is made to a level below the tropopause. In this case, consider climbing to increase TAT. Below the tropopause, if a descent is required, the CFP step below altitude usually results in sufficient increase in TAT. A 4000 ft descent will normally give a 7°C increase in TAT. An increase of 0.01 Mach will increase TAT approximately 0.7°C. Up to one hour may be required for the fuel temperature to stabilise.
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