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A helicopter making a round trip from a helodeck with refueling capabilities to an unmanned platform will take 45 minutes each way. The helicopter should be carrying enough fuel to last __________.

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Question 1 of 27070

A helicopter making a round trip from a helodeck with refueling capabilities to an unmanned platform will take 45 minutes each way. The helicopter should be carrying enough fuel to last __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Round-trip flight time (45 minutes each way) and how to add them correctly • Why helicopters need reserve fuel beyond just the planned flight time (weather, holding, go-arounds) • Standard safety practice: never plan fuel for only the exact en route time

💭 Think About

• First calculate the total time actually in the air for the round trip; how many minutes is that? • Once you know the total flight time, ask: should fuel carried be equal to, less than, or greater than that total time for safe operations? • Compare that required fuel time to the answer choices and see which are less than, equal to, or greater than your calculated flight time.

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you added both legs of the flight (to the unmanned platform and back) before looking at the choices • Check which answers are less than the total round-trip time (those cannot be safe for normal planning) • Among the remaining choices, think about which provides a reasonable safety margin above the total flight time, not just barely enough fuel.