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Old 9th Oct 2008, 12:51
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Whirlygig

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unlucky
unfortunately
Luck and fortune don't bear much relationship to fuel consumption! This was a pilot who didn't know whether the tank capacity of the S300 was US or imperial Gallons and thought the low fuel warning light gave you 20 minutes!! Dipstick, fuel guage, a tap on the tank, whatever .... a basic rudimentary mental calculation that about 6 hours flying time on 62 US Gallons is playing fuel roulette!

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