Rather, it's the "let's
extend our fuel range to the maximum possible" attitude that kills people --
and this thread goes a long ways toward explaining that mentality.)

But this is what aviation =is=.

Aviation is all about limits. We are held up on nothing more than a
blast of air (ob politics: ... and will be brought down by nothing more
than a blast of hot air). In order for that to work, airframes are made
as thin as they can, engines are made as light as they can, reserves are
as thin as they can be... all up to a point. Where that point =is=
(beyond the FARs) is a matter of comfort and physics. If you didn't go
flying unless you had a guaranteed two hours reserve, you'd never go
anywhere. So we cut it down to forty-five minutes - or even half an
hour in clear daylight. Some would consider this reckless, some would
consider it ultra-conservative, but it is what it is - a compromise.

Having only {fill in} reserve is stretching it.

Jose
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