Pilots who run out of fuel short of their destinations are rarely charged with a violation of the FAA’s fuel requirement regulation for flight in VFR conditions. FAR 91.151 reads: (a) No person may begin a flight in an airplane under VFR conditions unless (considering wind and forecast weather conditions) there is enough fuel to fly to the first point of intended landing and, assuming normal cruising speed—(1) During the day, to fly after that f…
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