Taking a mean average and a guesstimate of the weights, taking full fuel on-board would have been impossible, unless he went overweight. Taking off with full tanks is obviously ruled out as the next innuendo wouldn't make much sense.
The allegation of "running out of fuel" and the distances involved here suggests that he must have started of with less than full tanks. The potential range of the Saratoga with full tanks is just under 1000 miles.
Even here in the UK it is also legal to carry small children on the lap of an adult.
Normally, adult/child will occupy the middle row in the club seat configuration.
*Edit* My guess only. Nephew RHS
Mother/Grandmother/16 month baby/ (Middle row)
4, 5 and 7 year old (rear forward facing seats)
Last edited by Jetblu; 31st Aug 2013 at 10:26.