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Fuel requirements, including reserve
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- Chapter 16: Navigation › Flight Planning › Assembling Necessary Material
distance divided by GS • Fuel rate—predetermined gallons per hour used at cruising speed NOTE: Additional fuel for adequate reserve should be added as a safety measure. Flight Planning Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part ... concerning that flight. For flights not in the vicinity of an airport, this must include information on available current weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed, and any known traffic delays…
- 14 CFR § 91.611 Authorization for ferry flight with one engine inoperative.
safe operation of the airplane, including specific requirements for— (i) Limiting the operating weight on any ferry flight to the minimum necessary for the flight plus the necessary reserve fuel load…
- Chapter 16: Navigation › Distance D = GS X T › Fuel Consumption
amount of fuel required for the flight, there should be sufficient fuel for reserve. When estimating consumption you must plan for cruise flight as well as startup and taxi, and higher fuel burn during climb. Remember that ground speed during ... same airspeed. Additional fuel for adequate reserve should also be added as a safety measure. Flight Computers Up to this point, only mathematical formulas have been used to determine such items as time, distance, speed, and fuel consumption. In reality…
- Appendix D: Personal Minimums Checklist
Fuel Reserves (Cross-Country) VFR day ______ hours VFR Night ______ hours IFR day ______ hours IFR Night ______ hours Experience in Type Takeoffs/landings ______ in the last _____ days Takeoffs/landings ______ in aircraft type Aircraft Performance Establish that you have additional performance available over that required ... Consider the following: ⦁ Gross weight ⦁ Load distribution ⦁ Density altitude ⦁ Performance charts Aircraft Equipment Avionics familiar with equipment (including autopilot and GPS systems) COM/NAV equipment appropriate to flight Charts current Clothing suitable for preflight and flight Survival gear appropriate for flight/terrain…
- Chapter 11: Aircraft Performance › Climb Performance Factors › Range Performance
cruise flight, the relatively high initial weight of the aircraft requires specific values of airspeed, altitude, and power setting to produce the recommended cruise condition. As fuel is consumed and the aircraft’s gross weight decreases, the optimum airspeed ... maximum design-operating radius or can achieve flight distances less than the maximum with a maximum of fuel reserve at the destination…