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Traffic Pattern Aug 10, 2026

FAR Ninety-One One Fifty-One, the VFR Fuel Reserve Rule, and the Thirty and Forty-Five Minutes That Have to Still Be in the Tanks When the Wheels Touch Down

FAR 91.151 requires 30 minutes of fuel reserve by day and 45 at night still in the tanks when you land - here's how to plan it.

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Traffic Pattern Aug 7, 2026

FAR Ninety-One One Fifty-One, the VFR Fuel Reserve Rule, and Why Thirty Minutes in the Tank Is the Floor, Not the Plan

FAR 91.151 requires a 30-minute day / 45-minute night VFR fuel reserve - but that's a legal floor, not a safe plan.

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Traffic Pattern Jul 26, 2026

Ninety-One One Fifty-One, the VFR Fuel Reserve, and the Thirty and Forty-Five Minute Rule That Decides Whether You Make Oshkosh or Land Short

FAR 91.151 requires 30 minutes of reserve fuel by day and 45 at night - here's how to plan it so you reach Oshkosh instead of landing short.

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Traffic Pattern Jun 29, 2026

FAR 91.151 and the Fuel Reserve - The Thirty-Minute Rule That More Pilots Misread Than Will Admit

FAR 91.151 requires 30 minutes of fuel after reaching your destination - not 30 minutes total - a distinction that catches pilots at every experience level.

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