gregscheetah wrote:
Why are you trying to get out of filing an alternate? Is there some
reason that this is difficult to do for you?

I would suggest that you always file an alternate and forget about
having to memorize when, where, why and how. Much easier and
eventually may save you some confusing during a time of quick decision
making.

Greg

I can see a couple reasons why one would not wish to file an alternate.
If I recall correctly, you must have enough fuel to fly to the alternate
and then 45 minutes beyond. If the alternate is say, 30 minutes away,
that would require an extra hour and 15 minutes of fuel. This could
affect weight and balance calculations and maybe the necessity to plan
an extra fuel stop.

Antonio