First Flight with CBFS/Flynet

[MALTBY D]

I think you found the reason there Mark. Looking at the stats some more, it all fits now.

On both your flights 'fuel used' was exactly the same as 'fuel bought'.
G-AVOE had zero fuel to start with & has zero now. It must have been running on empty for quite a while.
I didn't know FlyNet allowed unlimited fuel. :think:

So you didn't load enough fuel.
As a rough guide for 1-11s, load about 2600 kg of fuel for each hour you expect to fly.
Then add another 1500 kg on top of that.

By the way, I'm not examining every flight you make here.
I just do a quick check down the fuel burn figures on the stats every so often & odd looking numbers stick out like a sore thumb.

Cheers
DM

[mherrett]

David,

Not knowing that I had the "unlimited fuel" checked, I did load 2500lbs of fuel via Flynet for my most recent flight and 2600 lbs for the first. I tend to use the unlimited fuel option for my other FS flying as having been a real pilot in the past I didn't want to fool around with the Fuel component of sim flying. It's a hard habit to break. I am, however, perfectly willing to do the realistic fueling that is required by CBFS. Like I noted in my last post, the unlimited fuel option has been unchecked.

Again, thanks for your help and your BAC 1-11 is the best freeware aircraft out there.

Mark

Mark

[MALTBY D]

I think I may know what's going on here.
If you used the stats to estimate fuel load, I've just noticed that the lb conversion isn't always working on the Route Enquiry page!!
It's actually displaying the kg value for the estimated numbers!!

EGSS-EGAA was reporting fuel use of only 2400 lb which is utter rubbish.
It's 2400 kg & should actually be displaying about 5300 lb.
A 1-11 really wants about 8000 lb of fuel loaded for EGSS-EGAA.

Oops, I'd like to apologise for any crew & passengers deaths that my careless actions may have caused.
I'll fix that now.

DM

[MALTBY D]

That looks better now.
EGSS-EGAA estimated fuel use is now showing as 5292 lb

Please note that FlyNet always loads fuel in kg values no matter which unit you work in.

DM

[Nigel H-J]

On both your flights 'fuel used' was exactly the same as 'fuel bought'.
G-AVOE had zero fuel to start with & has zero now. It must have been running on empty for quite a while.
I didn't know FlyNet allowed unlimited fuel

Hey Dave, think Mark has stumbled onto something here to make even more money for the VA!!

Hope you did not see my last but one flight in the 1-11 Dave, fuel gauges were reading 0% on landing.........was ready to hit the button if the engines had flared on the approach to Heathrow!!

Sorry, won't happen again but when I used the CBFS Route Enquiry from Heathrow to Glasgow I even added an extra 2,240lbs for luck. Some-how I am doing some-thing wrong!

[mherrett]

Dave,

Thanks, I now know the Flynet only loads in kilos. I will do my conversions prior to requesting fuel from now on. I think my passengers and crew owe there lives to me keeping my "unlimited fuel" option checked accidently!

Mark

[DaveB]

I think it would be nice to have 'Gallons' as an option too. Perhaps one day..

You walked away from it Mark and that's the important thing

ATB

DaveB :tab: