Which fuel mnemonic includes Burn, Alternate, Reserve, Holding, and Add (Ballast)?

Which fuel mnemonic includes Burn, Alternate, Reserve, Holding, and Add (Ballast)?

• A. BARHA
• B. BARAH
• C. BARHAE
• D. BARHAA

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is how pilots memorize the fuel planning priorities. The correct mnemonic spells out the five items in order: Burn, Alternate, Reserve, Holding, Add (Ballast). That sequence corresponds to BARHA, so the option that forms BARHA is the best fit. It directly encodes Burn (fuel needed to be burned), Alternate (fuel to reach an alternate airport), Reserve (minimum reserve fuel), Holding (fuel for possible holding patterns), and Add (Ballast) as a reminder to account for ballast changes. The other options introduce a wrong letter or reorder or omit one of these words, so they don’t match the intended five components.

The idea being tested is how pilots memorize the fuel planning priorities. The correct mnemonic spells out the five items in order: Burn, Alternate, Reserve, Holding, Add (Ballast). That sequence corresponds to BARHA, so the option that forms BARHA is the best fit. It directly encodes Burn (fuel needed to be burned), Alternate (fuel to reach an alternate airport), Reserve (minimum reserve fuel), Holding (fuel for possible holding patterns), and Add (Ballast) as a reminder to account for ballast changes. The other options introduce a wrong letter or reorder or omit one of these words, so they don’t match the intended five components.