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Wow, scary story!! Yep "unexpected" headwinds happen all the time !!! Plan for the unexpected ! @GeoBlaze 's Great Poll (and comments) on running out of Fuel would also apply to running out of Sunlight!!!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?"
...eflight ?). If your fuel plans are beginning to get squeezed by headwinds, find more favorable winds (o...'t suck as badly), or if none are available, then find really bad headwinds, turn 180 and let those tailw...Comment on "Buttonwillow-Calif Valley-Yosemite--Monterey-Oceano"
...ing & we explored Mariposa instead. Doug had to go home and Jake waited 'till evening to fly back to his home airport- 30mph headwinds when he landed- but he said i...Comment on "Is it really landable #1 -- "Dry" lakebed? Jeffsflightlog.com"
...legally very much distinct). Kim was flying a Clipper so had 2 gallons less than me, and I was carrying a turtle pack with 5 extra. Headwinds were cutting in to the margin...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?"
...trike immediately. FUEL computers make mistakes, they don't create additional fuel out of nothing, they don't get rid of unexpected headwinds, etc !!!! but, they are...