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Originally Posted by Acey
Even in very routine and mundane emergencies that are not remotely life-threatening ATC will ask for souls on board and fuel remaining.
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OT to this incident but the fuel remaining question fascinates me. Listen to almost any ATC recording of an emergency and this question invariably leads to multiple radio transmissions as this is clarified. Some pilots reply in endurance (hours), some in weight (lbs/kilos) and others in volume (litres/gallons). Seems there is either no standard (??) or maybe it's just whatever is easier for them to answer. Regardless it leads to more radio calls than necessary when the aircraft is experiencing an emergency.