Fuel
GPH/Fuel: Column of the "Navigation Log" that provides a convenient way to obtain, calculate, and list the following fuel-related information used to keep track of your fuel:
- GPH: Gallons per Hour: Of Fuel Consumed
- Fuel: Fuel Consumed: For Individual Leg
- Rem.: Remaining Fuel: After Individual Leg
- Totals: Total Fuel Consumed: For the Entire Flight
Obtained from the "Pilots Operator Handbook"
Task:
- Obtain the following information:
- Climb Gallons from the "Navigation Log."
- Gallons per Hour from the "Pilots Operator Handbook," and enter it as follows.:
- Perform the following sub-steps, to calculate the Fuel on Board, in Hours and Minutes, and enter it into the "Flight Plan" section, as follows.
- Obtain the Total Usable Fuel from the "Navigation Log."
- Calculate the Fuel on Board, using the following information:
- Total Usable Fuel
- GPH: Gallons per Hour (from Step 1)
- For each Individual Leg: Perform the following sub-steps, to calculate the Fuel Consumed and Remaining Fuel:
- Obtain the following information from the "Navigation Log":
- Calculate the Fuel Consumed, using the Estimated Time Enroute, and the Gallons per Hour (from Step 1), and enter the result as follows, including Climb Gallons (also from Step 1), as applicable.
NOTE: This example includes 0.9 Climb Gallons.
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- Subtract the Fuel Consumed, from the Remaining Fuel (from the previous Leg), and enter the result as follows.
- For the Entire Flight: Add up the Legs (from Step 3), and enter the resulting Total Fuel Consumed, as follows.