How much fuel do you prefer to carry?

Since my plane has rubberized bladder tanks, I always fill them before
putting the plane away.

I start looking for a place to refill when I am down to a 1 hour
reserve, though if IFR might be more conservative depending on
conditions.

Paul kgyy writes:

Since my plane has rubberized bladder tanks, I always fill them before
putting the plane away.

How does the type of tank influence this?

The only time you have too much fuel is when the airplane is on fire. The
type of tank is not simulated in MSFS, so you don't have to worry.

On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:00:50 -0500, "Viperdoc"
wrote:

The only time you have too much fuel is when the bloody thing is on fire.

the famous quote of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.

On Aug 10, 9:08*am, Stealth Pilot
wrote:
On Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:00:50 -0500, "Viperdoc"

wrote:
The only time you have too much fuel is when the bloody thing is on fire..

the famous quote of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.



It's a cute quotation, but not true of course. Stuff 4 people into a
172 on a hot day or on a short strip and too much fuel on board will
contribute the fire because the airplane was too heavy for the
conditions.

How does the type of tank influence this?

The rubberized tanks can crack and start to leak if you don't keep
them full while the plane isn't being used.

Aluminum tanks are not affected by this AFAIK - never worried about it
when I had the Arrow.