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Formula to figure fuel burn

A quick formula to figure fuel burn, from pounds per hour to gallons per hour:

Sample:

       800 LBS PER HR
       TAKE HALF 400
       ADD TO 800= 1200
       DROP A ZERO: 120
       120 GALLONS PER HR  ACCURATE WITHIN 2-3 PERCENT

--Todd Seaburg

See also:

There is quite a good number of Tips etc. under the 'Joe Benkert Forum'. If you have other tips that you'd like to see us publish please use the contribute page.

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