X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:01:17 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma05.mx.aol.com ([64.12.100.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3c4) with ESMTP id 4041086 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:31:50 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.100.31; envelope-from=RWolf99@aol.com Received: from imo-da01.mx.aol.com (imo-da01.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.199]) by imr-ma05.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id nBPMVAMT028475 for ; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:31:10 -0500 Received: from RWolf99@aol.com by imo-da01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.5.) id q.bf9.72c513cd (55721) for ; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:31:05 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtprly-ma03.mx.aol.com (smtprly-ma03.mx.aol.com [64.12.207.142]) by cia-md02.mx.aol.com (v127.7) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMD024-5c554b353d25218; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:31:05 -0500 Received: from webmail-d001 (webmail-d001.sim.aol.com [205.188.181.92]) by smtprly-ma03.mx.aol.com (v127.7) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYMA033-5c554b353d25218; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:31:01 -0500 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: Fuel Planning X-Original-Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:31:01 -0500 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-AOL-IP: 174.18.254.67 X-MB-Message-Type: User MIME-Version: 1.0 From: rwolf99@aol.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CC53C9126A4387_1670_73134_webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 30109-STANDARD Received: from 174.18.254.67 by webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com (205.188.181.92) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:31:01 -0500 X-Original-Message-Id: <8CC53C91267E226-1670-39E0B@webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: RWolf99@aol.com ----------MB_8CC53C9126A4387_1670_73134_webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" This is just a Cessna 150 driver talking (so far). I may not fuel up at= all, but if I do, I'll fill it all the way. I never saw a point to filli= ng part way and I don't even pay attention to any extra costs associated= with carrying unneeded fuel. I am not an airline that lives and dies by= "pennies per mile". I don't have a hard and fast rule, but a hour reserve sounds good to me.= Less if I'm just staying in the pattern. But again, tht's just to deter= mine wether I need to add fue at all. If I do, it's all the way to the to= p. I recently set my low-level sensor in the Lancair header tank. I set it= for 30 minutes at cruise fuel flow. (IO-360, 8-10 gph, so 4-5 gallons)= This is for the big red warnig light that says "You're almost outta gas"= . I figure that I can cover a lot of ground in 30 minutes. - Rob Wolf ----------MB_8CC53C9126A4387_1670_73134_webmail-d001.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
This is just a Cessna 150 driver talking (so far).  I may not fu= el up at all, but if I do, I'll fill it all the way.  I never saw a= point to filling part way and I don't even pay attention to any extra cos= ts associated with carrying unneeded fuel.  I am not an airline that= lives and dies by "pennies per mile".
 
I don't have a hard and fast rule, but a hour reserve sounds good to= me.  Less if I'm just staying in the pattern.  But again, tht's= just to determine wether I need to add fue at all.  If I do, it's al= l the way to the top.
 
I recently set my low-level sensor in the Lancair header tank. = I set it for 30 minutes at cruise fuel flow.  (IO-360, 8-10 gph, so= 4-5 gallons)  This is for the big red warnig light that says "You're= almost outta gas".  I figure that I can cover a lot of ground in 30= minutes.
 
- Rob Wolf
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