Actual Fuel Burn Rates

[MikeOH]

Rough numbers for my '70F:

8.5 gph, LOP, 7.5K to 10K feet, WOT, 2500 rpm, 140 KTAS

 

[Hank]

12 hours ago, Bob_Belville said:

Total 21.5 hours, 2844 nm, 184.1 gallons.

That's respectable right there!

I try not to go much over 4 hour legs, may need to redo the seats if it gets regular since there's no aisle to walk around in.

[Bob_Belville]

That's respectable right there!
I try not to go much over 4 hour legs, may need to redo the seats if it gets regular since there's no aisle to walk around in.

As Nancy will confirm, I like to fly relatively high and I hate to make fuel stops. As I did for years flying 9249M, I now have a gallon Prestone jug on board to deal with the plane/pilot bladder mismatch.


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[Hank]

1 hour ago, Bob_Belville said:

As Nancy will confirm, I like to fly relatively high and I hate to make fuel stops. As I did for years flying 9249M, I now have a gallon Prestone jug on board to deal with the plane/pilot bladder mismatch.

 

My bladder isn't what wants to get up and walk around! I get restless and cramped after a while. 

[0TreeLemur]

I like stopping.  Visiting a new-to-me aerodrome reminds me of why air travel is so cool.   Stretch the legs, talk with strangers, get a short feel for a new place.  In a way it kind of reminds me when I was working on my PPL way back when I was 16, visiting far-off distant places that I'd only heard of.   Like @Hank I start to get crampy after about 3 to 4 hours of sitting still.