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Fuel & range

Planning and absolute endurance from usable fuel, burn rate and a reserve.

Your own observed figure — not a POH book number.

Optional — adds range in nautical miles.

Defaults to 20. An approximation — real reserves are regulatory minutes, not a percent.

Enter usable fuel capacity and your burn rate at cruise.

What it needs

  • Usable fuel capacity (gal), required
  • Burn rate at cruise (gal/hr), required — Your own observed figure — not a POH book number.
  • Cruise speed (kt), optional — Optional — adds range in nautical miles.
  • Reserve held back (%), optional — Defaults to 20. An approximation — real reserves are regulatory minutes, not a percent.

In AdventureOS

Part of Sky. Inside the module it fills itself in from what you have already logged.

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