"SteveK" wrote in message

Oakland/San Francisco - Hawaii : 3850 Kilometers (2075nm)
Hawaii - Tarawa : 3860 Kilometers (2080nm)
Tarawa - Brisbane : 3840 Kilometers (2070nm)

I'm working on 13
hours flying time on each leg with a 2 hour reserve.

For a while I was flying the South Pacific, and we would crew change in Pago
Pago. I ran into quite a few single engine ferries who would fly the route
HNL-Kiritimati (Christmas I)- XX-Brisbane; XX being either Nandi or Noumea,
I can't recall. If you can do slightly shorter legs than you've planned,
you can substantially increase your reserve as a percentage of tankage,
which is not a bad thing. Right now your planning calls for a 13% reserve.
There's a lot of damn water out there.

Regards,

John Gaquin
B727, B747