COLIN LAMB wrote:
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In the Dole California-to-Hawaii air race, at least one airplane was denied
entry into the race by the FAA because the calculated fuel (using the
pilot's numbers) was only sufficient to get a bit more than half way across.
The pilot said he was expecting tail winds to make up the difference.

Not any stranger than I guy I knew 20 years ago who wanted to make a
Long EZ, add external tanks and JATO for a flight from Hawaii to CONUS.

I wonder if he's ever going to try it.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired