On Jul 7, 5:35�pm, es330td wrote:
On Jul 7, 2:04�pm, John Smith wrote:








I'm not scratching any reasonable plane off my list just yet; in fact,
this doesn't become viable until I get my IFR ticket which is at least
a year off. �It doesn't hurt to start educating myself because I can
always start building even before I am ready for cross country
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When you start your IFR training and flying you will really learn
about the old saying "the only time you can have too much fuel on
board is when you are on fire". Plan on at least a 20 knot headwind
on some of those westbound trips, and add in the range and time to
your alternate, plus a 45 minute (minimum). Suddenly your airplane is
much less capable and your normal 700 nm range requires a fuel stop
somewhere between A and B, or GA and TX . Fuel starvation is still a
leading cause of accidents. Buying big enough tanks for your mission
helps your odds.

Denny