Guest Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 All, Please take a look at the poll above, this does not have to be as vital as getting out the log books, but just an honest idea of your adverage flight time each time you fly would be useful. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Bringing back to the top for those of you who have not yet voted SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanman Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 It would also be interesting to know how many litres of fuel people take off with to do these average flights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 My 'average' from the log is about 31 minutes. If I know it's going to be short I'll put 4-5 litres in so I can fly for up to 45 minutes plus a reserve of 1 litre. More recent flights have been 1 hour or slightly longer and I usually put in 6 to 6 and a half litres. Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 It would also be interesting to know how many litres of fuel people take off with to do these average flights. Hello Fanman, I normally take off with 12 litres of fuel aiming for a 2 hour plus flight i have kept a record of fuel consumption which varies greatly depending on the amount of climbing i do. I find taking off with 12 litres even on a nil wind day no problem now and even though i do not burn all of it i would rather have it in reserve than not enough. Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanman Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I normally take off with around 2.5 litres for a half hour blast (I burn 2.5 to 3 L per hour) and 4 litres for a planned 1 hour flight. glad to hear you chaps aren't just gassing up to the brim regardless although I suspect there are some that do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambodia Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Why do you think most of us only stay up 1 hour or less,me included Flying days are few and far between and all the hard work has been done before we get in the air . We can carry fuel for 3 hrs yet we are back down within the hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanman Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Not really sure what point you're tryin to make. Are you saying it's too heavy to carry more than 1 hours fuel because of all the hard work you've done before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambodia Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Hi Fanman, What I meant was that most of us,according to the poll only fly 45mins to 1 hour. After we have spent days,sometimes weeks waiting for the weather,driven to our field,set up our gear and done all the safety checks etc and finally get in the air are we are back down so soon? I think for me,because I don't have loads of air time it is mentally tiring when in the air and 1 hour is enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I always do tend to gas up to the brim, just in case... You never know what is going to happen that makes you want to stay up that little bit longer. It is very interesting that most fly for around an hour, but then I guess that was a little bit the point I was trying to make... Everyone seems fixed on how much time you can get from a tank, yet few of us use the feature. OK, so if you use less you can take off with less, but what are we talking about here (considering that most fly for an hour) 2-3L difference? I would think that most would not even feel the difference. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_t Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 HI Fanman when i first started flying i would fill up with 5 ltrs and fly for 25 minutes knowing i had 1 and 1/2 hrs flight time, as i have got to know my equipment better i now fill up with 9 ltrs of fuel and land with 1 to 2 ltrs left in the tank depending on how much i clime up and down we all have a comfort zone which we try to fly in and the the more you fly the more you have the confidence to control the situation you find your self in Happy flying Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertflyer Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I always fill up to the top (9 litres, max 1h55m) every flight. I don't want to have to go back and land if I find something interesting (balloon, other PPG, naked sunbathers, etc...) Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_dunn Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 All my flights are on average an hour.... longest was just over 2 hours...... but typically if i feel i can't get at least an hour in the air i wont head out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 naked sunbathers, etc...)Richard Where do you fly from Norby?!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignos Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 i take off with 12.5 litres and land with 1, but only ever get 1hr 20mins!!! jusus man i need to loose some weight!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambodia Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 The DK I used to fly had a long thin 10 ltr tank and if you did'nt fly nice and gentle the motor would cut out because the petrol would go down one end of the tank with the petrol pipe the other end! My PAP ROS gives me on average 1 hour for 4 litres but I always keep plenty in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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