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IFR Fuel Requirements and Alternates

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

The requirements for IFR flight are contained in several FARs. I’ve pulled them together here with a summary at the end. Bolding is mine and I’ve mostly ignored helicopters. This post covers the pre-planning aspects: fuel, alternates, and filing a flight plan. FAR § 91.167 Fuel requirements for flight in IFR conditions. (a) No person […]


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