Comment on "So... despite having done careful fuel planning, have you ever found yourself arriving at your destination with a very uncomfortably low amount of fuel?"
First of all this is a great video clip and demonstrates well the points you are covering. Here comes the rookie question........how do you know or calculate the wind...Comment on "Links: Calculators (Density Altitude (DA), Humidity, Relative Humidity, Dewpoint, Historical Weather Data"
Planning a Fly-In or anything weather related in the distant future? I found this historical weather data better than the almanac listed above-- gives wind direction and monthly views and is free http://www.wunderground.com/history