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On Mar 1, 9:40 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
How many tons overgross were you with fuel??

Well, I think it carried about ten or eleven hours of fuel. Actually,
it
was a 152, so say about 6 gph so I must have had about 35 or 40
gallons
extra inside ( it was split bewen two tanks, one in the baggage area
and
one in the right weat, the right stick was removed) so about 65 gal,
so
about 400 lb lf fuel in round numbers plus about 170 lbs of pilot
shouldn't have put me too far over. I've been well over ferrying,
though. Over 20% IIRC. ( and yes Larry, it was legal and I wouldn't
have
cared if it wasn't)
Had to route Goose Narsarsuaq Rekjavik in that airplane, but I knew
one
guy who did Gander-Shannon in a 150 which is over 18 hours of
flying,
normally. but he relied on tailwinds and his loran to do it direct.

Bertie

Bertie


It's been awhile since I've flown a 152, but IIRC it is overgross full
tanks and two 190 lb occupants.


You don't worry too much about being over gross. The waiver for the
ferry dispenses you from such concerns in any case. Anything up to 30%
over gross is allowed, according to type.

So westbound, you were pulling what, 130 KTAS?


Westbound? Nope. all eastbound. Well, in the 152 anyway.


And 130 knots?
What kind of 152 did you fly? !!!

Prolly about 95 knots, tops. The winds up in that part of the world are
variable and not too predictable.Over 100 knots form any direction is
possbile. Forecasting and reporting is much better these days, though,
and of course you can see it on your magic box, whatever that might be,
wheras I just used ADFs and whatever other tricks might have been at
hand.


Bertie