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Old August 8th 08, 09:11 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default 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