Scott Posted July 4, 2012 Report Posted July 4, 2012 Hello one and all, I just got the Wilco A340 but have noticed the fuel planner is crap! I was wondering if you guys have any good ways of working out the fuel for this mamma! Regards Scott Quote
TaylorWelka Posted July 4, 2012 Report Posted July 4, 2012 It is scrap ive done 4 flight in it , the past 5 days and it is. I am also looking for a A340 fuel planner Quote
Scott Posted July 4, 2012 Author Report Posted July 4, 2012 It is scrap ive done 4 flight in it , the past 5 days and it is. I am also looking for a A340 fuel planner I may have to do some maths to get it right me thinks! :-/ Quote
TaylorWelka Posted July 4, 2012 Report Posted July 4, 2012 Darn i was looking on http://fuel.aerotexas.com/ and they only have they A330 ): Quote
Moderators Kyle Posted July 4, 2012 Moderators Report Posted July 4, 2012 Trust me, I made my own calculations for my fuel planning, I don't even trust any fuel planners. My calculations was perfect for a B737....ETC... blah... blah. Quote
Scott Posted July 4, 2012 Author Report Posted July 4, 2012 Trust me, I made my own calculations for my fuel planning, I don't even trust any fuel planners. My calculations was perfect for a B737....ETC... blah... blah. Yeah I'm gonna stop being lazy and do this old school! Quote
Scott Posted July 4, 2012 Author Report Posted July 4, 2012 Trust me, I made my own calculations for my fuel planning, I don't even trust any fuel planners. My calculations was perfect for a B737....ETC... blah... blah. Whats the best way to calulate fuel load? Quote
TaylorWelka Posted July 4, 2012 Report Posted July 4, 2012 I was about to ask whats the best forumula or way Quote
GlobalOne Posted September 27, 2012 Report Posted September 27, 2012 Trust me, I made my own calculations for my fuel planning, I don't even trust any fuel planners. My calculations was perfect for a B737....ETC... blah... blah. I agree. I was about to ask whats the best forumula or way There is no perfect or easy formula. Real fuel calculations are done by computers and not humans. They use very complicated algorithms to accurately predict the fuel usage. The amount of elements taken into account, make it almost impossible to calculate fuel consumption in FS and here is why. Rate of fuel burn depends on ambient temperature, aircraft speed, altitude, weight, wind speed, flight distance, alternate airport, local regulations, taxi fuel, fuel weight, fuel weight change (as aircraft becomes lighter) .... Its not as simple as you think. And even if you get the method, even from a real pilot, then the calculations will still not be accurate as you will not get accurate enough weather information from FS, and most aircraft don't have real world physics calculated for them, hence their fuel burns are highly inaccurate. Hope this answers this thread. Quote
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