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74 - ATPL Question Bank in English - Take-off fuel is 160 kg, including the planned reserve. Halfway along the route, 70 kg remain. Assume actual fuel consumption per nautical mile will remain the same for the rest of the route. A suitable nearby alternate can be reached with the required arrival reserve. What should the pilot conclude?

Question 74 - Flight Planning and Monitoring - ATPL - Airline Transport Pilot Licence

Diversion to a nearby alternate is not necessary, because it is allowed to calculate without reserve fuel.

Diversion to a nearby alternate is not necessary, because the reserve fuel has not been used completely.

Diversion to a nearby alternate is necessary, unless the captain decides to continue on his own responsibility.

The remaining fuel is insufficient to continue to the planned destination; the flight must be replanned and diverted to a suitable reachable aerodrome

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