30 minutes at what fuel burn rate? Cruise? Econ cruise? Holding pattern speed? Climb?
Many (if not most) competition aerobatic flights take-off with less than 30 min fuel. I suspect many skydiving flights would not have much more.
This is a stupid regulation made by ignorant or unthinking people. It shows disrespect for a pilots judgement. It’s back to the pre-deregulation days of the eighties in one easy step.
Last edited by Old Akro; 1st Apr 2018 at 06:06.