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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
you don't fly... you operate a computer
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... bdl writes: I haven't flown MSX enough in a while. Is weight even a factor in performance? (I presume you mean FSX.) Yes, weight is taken into account and has an obvious effect on behavior and performance. In simulation, fuel costs nothing, so I usually fly with full tanks on small aircraft. On large aircraft I fly with several hours' more fuel than I need. I know the default W&B's usually have full tanks. Course with flight simulator you can always add more fuel inflight. That would be cheating. You can also set unlimited fuel, but that's cheating, too. Still, fuel-exhaustion scenarios aren't that interesting to simulate so I just load more than enough fuel for every flight. |
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
Rocky Stevens writes:
Airlines are supposedly cutting back on the amount of fuel they carry per flight, much to the chagrin of their pilots: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...83LCgD92E77M80 The article claims it saves them about $750 per trip. The pilot has the final say on how much extra fuel to carry, even at an airline. However, I suppose they are being intimidated into taking extra risks by their employers. |
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On Aug 9, 12:10*am, Nomen Nescio wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- From: Mxsmanic 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? You're an idiot and so is anyone who gives you a serious answer in the belief that you actually want to learn something. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: N/A iQCVAwUBSJ1RT5MoscYxZNI5AQEp/wQAoxnELR5IJSp3C5/WDEpHEjrOEX9GyyeJ 1tWuMm+72tUy+bjP8Ciq0nTPnw1YzYcC1MXHppOlUMDoyZAUSs s0dpIboXZHqsPL yFLHnol9zXSEXmWXoFJV6NXzx8Ov/4zwXeA/Foz1J62LdVitc6A6fiOass4fHBST qdo0Xd83r98= =aFE1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- why don't you go cry on the internet about it.... oh too late. |
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
Here you go again, starting your usual trolling after an apparently innocent
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buttman wrote in
: On Aug 9, 12:10*am, Nomen Nescio wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- From: Mxsmanic 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 mu ch? *Do you prefer to fly with full tanks irrespective of the length of the flig ht? 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? You're an idiot and so is anyone who gives you a serious answer in the be lief that you actually want to learn something. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: N/A iQCVAwUBSJ1RT5MoscYxZNI5AQEp/wQAoxnELR5IJSp3C5/WDEpHEjrOEX9GyyeJ 1tWuMm+72tUy+bjP8Ciq0nTPnw1YzYcC1MXHppOlUMDoyZAUSs s0dpIboXZHqsPL yFLHnol9zXSEXmWXoFJV6NXzx8Ov/4zwXeA/Foz1J62LdVitc6A6fiOass4fHBST qdo0Xd83r98 =aFE1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- why don't you go cry on the internet about it.... oh too late. Sez king whiney. Bertie |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: 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? To you? nadda. Since you will never, ever, fly. Bertie |
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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? Lessee, I've a 172 with 2 pax and overnight gear out of a 1200 ft runway in light winds, only mogas available locally but I'm flying over water and filed for 6500 in case I have to climb over some weather en route. Avgas is available at a regional airport en route but possibility of that field being closed to VFR and Avgas costs so much these days. Do I fill up or not? Not so clear cut when it isn't a sim. |
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Mark writes:
Lessee, I've a 172 with 2 pax and overnight gear out of a 1200 ft runway in light winds, only mogas available locally but I'm flying over water and filed for 6500 in case I have to climb over some weather en route. Avgas is available at a regional airport en route but possibility of that field being closed to VFR and Avgas costs so much these days. Do I fill up or not? Not so clear cut when it isn't a sim. Do you have a method, or do you roll dice? |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Mark writes: Lessee, I've a 172 with 2 pax and overnight gear out of a 1200 ft runway in light winds, only mogas available locally but I'm flying over water and filed for 6500 in case I have to climb over some weather en route. Avgas is available at a regional airport en route but possibility of that field being closed to VFR and Avgas costs so much these days. Do I fill up or not? Not so clear cut when it isn't a sim. Do you have a method, or do you roll dice? There is no "method", there is only judgement based on experience. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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How much fuel do you prefer to carry?
Yes, the decision making process is based upon experience and knowledge. Of
course, you have neither, so why is it surprising that you don't understand? |
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