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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
When you fly, how much fuel do you prefer to carry? Do you just load enough
to meet the FARs? Do you like to add a fudge factor? If so, how much? Do you prefer to fly with full tanks irrespective of the length of the flight? Is it significantly more expensive to fly with the tanks topped off for every flight on small aircraft, or does it not make much difference? |
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
On Aug 9, 7:43*am, Mxsmanic wrote:
When you fly, how much fuel do you prefer to carry? *Do you just load enough to meet the FARs? *Do you like to add a fudge factor? *If so, how much? *Do you prefer to fly with full tanks irrespective of the length of the flight? Is it significantly more expensive to fly with the tanks topped off for every flight on small aircraft, or does it not make much difference? Depending on the flight -always 10% for contingencies but often more on long x-country up to full tanks or MAUW. Cheers |
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
On Aug 8, 2:43*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
When you fly, how much fuel do you prefer to carry? *Do you just load enough to meet the FARs? *Do you like to add a fudge factor? *If so, how much? *Do you prefer to fly with full tanks irrespective of the length of the flight? Is it significantly more expensive to fly with the tanks topped off for every flight on small aircraft, or does it not make much difference? As with all things aviation... It depends. How far am I going? More than I can go there and back (+1 hour)? Whats the fuel situation there? Is it expensive? Is it even available? I once did a hunting trip to the bootheel of Missouri to an old airstrip that had no amenities. Just a runway. No building, no phone, no fuel especially, not even a windsock. And not much around. In that case I carried full tanks to make sure I could make it back. Whats the weather like? Am I likely to have to do multiple approaches? Would an extra hour of gas (beyond FAA reqs) give me more outs? How much do I need to carry? 6lb/gal can mean the difference between a 230lb person and a 180lb person. For me and my airplane its usually a matter of having it at "tabs" which is 34 gallons versus full which is 48 gallons. I seldom go with less than tabs. But then again don't often go with both tanks full. The plane will fly more efficiently when it has less weight. I haven't flown MSX enough in a while. Is weight even a factor in performance? I know the default W&B's usually have full tanks. Course with flight simulator you can always add more fuel inflight. :-) Brian N9093K |
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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. |
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
bdl writes:
I haven't flown MSX enough in a while. Is weight even a factor in performance? (I presume you mean FSX.) Yes, weight is taken into account and has an obvious effect on behavior and performance. In simulation, fuel costs nothing, so I usually fly with full tanks on small aircraft. On large aircraft I fly with several hours' more fuel than I need. I know the default W&B's usually have full tanks. Course with flight simulator you can always add more fuel inflight. That would be cheating. You can also set unlimited fuel, but that's cheating, too. Still, fuel-exhaustion scenarios aren't that interesting to simulate so I just load more than enough fuel for every flight. |
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
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? |
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
Airlines are supposedly cutting back on the amount of fuel they carry
per flight, much to the chagrin of their pilots: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...83LCgD92E77M80 The article claims it saves them about $750 per trip. |
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
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. |
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
On Aug 8, 4:24*pm, bdl wrote:
On Aug 8, 2:43*pm, Mxsmanic wrote: When you fly, how much fuel do you prefer to carry? *Do you just load enough to meet the FARs? *Do you like to add a fudge factor? *If so, how much? *Do you prefer to fly with full tanks irrespective of the length of the flight? Is it significantly more expensive to fly with the tanks topped off for every flight on small aircraft, or does it not make much difference? As with all things aviation... It depends. How far am I going? *More than I can go there and back (+1 hour)? Whats the fuel situation there? *Is it expensive? *Is it even available? *I once did a hunting trip to the bootheel of Missouri to an old airstrip that had no amenities. *Just a runway. *No building, no phone, no fuel especially, not even a windsock. *And not much around. *In that case I carried full tanks to make sure I could make it back. Whats the weather like? *Am I likely to have to do multiple approaches? *Would an extra hour of gas (beyond FAA reqs) give me more outs? How much do I need to carry? 6lb/gal can mean the difference between a 230lb person and a 180lb person. For me and my airplane its usually a matter of having it at "tabs" which is 34 gallons versus full which is 48 gallons. I seldom go with less than tabs. But then again don't often go with both tanks full. The plane will fly more efficiently when it has less weight. I haven't flown MSX enough in a while. *Is weight even a factor in performance? *I know the default W&B's usually have full tanks. Course with flight simulator you can always add more fuel inflight. *:-) Brian N9093K In that we are rarely pushing gross weight in an M20J, almost always with full tanks.We fly away half a tank, switch to the full wing, and burn most of that. We always land while we are still cruising on that wing, switching to the initial tank, if it has more fuel, early in the approach. Since we burn 9 gals an hour or so at cruise, there is lots of range available. If it's IFR and we don't have a sold gold alternate with a total fuel burn of 45 gallons or less we are not going. That's 4 plus hours at 150 knots, more than enough range for nearly every mission. |
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
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. |
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