Tip for the pro's under the sun ... regarding fuel calculation

[TOViper]

Hey folks!

I recently noticed, that the fuel calculation, that is constantly running in the background when the CK37 is active, and which is indicated by the striped "tie" in the fuel indicator, is currently not considering L2 (if it was set).

Tip from my side:
If you want to have sufficiently enough fuel for your flight, set the fuel needed to fly from L1 to L2 as your general fuel reserve, or even better: add it to the default 10% that are already pre-programmed in the CK.

How to obtain the required fuel from L1 to L2:
You can determine the fuel required for this leg by entering references for L1 and L2 (e.g. REF LOLA > IN > 9013 for L1 and > 9901 for L2), and then performing the plausibility check. Make a manual visual fix on L1 and then press the LMAL button once to switch to L2. The amount of fuel required for that leg should be read from the striped "tie" and noted, and then added to the fuel reserve (TAKT IN 51xx, where XX is the percentage).
This replaces the "default" fuel reserve that is automatically in the CK after power up. If you want to add it to the standard reserve, add 10% to the determined value).

That procedure is especially interesting for L2's that are at a large distance from L1 (more than 100km).
If you didn't notice this bug since release, it was most probably "obscured" by the internal fuel reserve of 10% and a not-so-far distance between L1 and L2

Sources: SFI chapter "Bränsleberäkningar" and RC2.1 pages 172 & 173.

Kind regards,
TOViper