The Hornet definitely doesnt have "short legs". You can use asymmetric load as well, but you should know how to fly with it. Its even more fun. You can find pictures in the web, and you will see that asymmetric load is very often used by real pilots. And Hornet has also FPAS sub-page, which is very useful and even without additional fuel tanks, you can fly a hundreds of miles when calculate fuel and using FPAS page properly.