I'm one who stretched it too far - http://pad39a.com/gene/breathe.html
.. Glad you didn't - you may not have had as nice a place to put it
down.

I know very well the "I'm fixin' to make a fool of myself" feeling you
describe. I have felt it several times when I got beyond my comfort
level, especially after my forced landing.

Actually, with high gas prices and trying to stretch my trips to
locations with lower prices, I have recently begun much more careful
scrutiny of my fuel and have become more confident when running my
tanks lower. It's nice to KNOW how much time you have.
--
Gene Seibel
Gene & Sue's Aeroplanes - http://pad39a.com/gene/planes.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.


Alan wrote:

Admittedly, I'm the judgemental type who sneers at those stories of
pilots running out of gas 5 minutes from their destination or having
to put down in a corn field because they "thought" they had enough
fuel to make it to the airport. Jeez, how could anyone be that
stupid? WELL, ADD ME TO THE LIST!