Richard
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Ack...city life
How interesting that this months AOPA Pilot contains an article about the reasons we fly with full tanks, culminating with the notion that it makes us feel good and another article about more than just feeling good about having full tanks.
Chip Wright, in his article, asks why do GA pilots fly with full tanks even for short hops whereas the Never Again article demonstrates one very good reason why.
Here is another question: should an unexpected diversion due to worse than forecast marginal VFR associated with fast moving non-frontal wx be cause for nervousness when you have enough fuel for 3 or more hours in reserve? Another way to put it is should such a diversion in such wx be fully unaticipated?
Chip Wright, in his article, asks why do GA pilots fly with full tanks even for short hops whereas the Never Again article demonstrates one very good reason why.
Here is another question: should an unexpected diversion due to worse than forecast marginal VFR associated with fast moving non-frontal wx be cause for nervousness when you have enough fuel for 3 or more hours in reserve? Another way to put it is should such a diversion in such wx be fully unaticipated?