It was my impression that the pilot simply forgot to switch tanks, and
flew one tank dry while he had 20 gallons in the other tank. However,
what is the fuel burn rate in a Seneca II? Is 20 gallons worth 45mins?




Dave S wrote in message link.net...
I have watched folks under the hood screw the pooch (figuratively) by
not being familiar with equipment and avionics.

I have to wonder.. how did you blow through your required fuel reserves
for IFR with only "one" missed/messed up approach? Were you stretching
it, not plan for winds or were your fuel numbers wrong some other way?

Glad you lived to talk about it.

Dave