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Old 12th May 2008, 21:16
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modelman
 
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Fuel planning

I've been looking (again!) at my routing,with a particular eye on fuel planning.I can only do the calcs at the moment based on zero wind and 4 hours to empty.Looking at 1.5 hrs to Carlisle,refuel to max,1.5 hours to Glenforsa leaving 2.5 hours in the tanks.This way we will be landing reasonably light at Glenforsa.
Possible options for the return leg (which my buddy will be P1 but we always agree a plan beforehand)
Option 1:Favourable wind,hop over to Oban,fill up and back to Cov in one go.As we get further south,quite a few options for refuel if forecast winds incorrect.
Option 2:Unfavourable winds,back to Carlisle ( or maybe Oban to fill right up and refuel again somewhere along the way to arrive back at Cov with a reasonable reserve.

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