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Originally Posted by ITD
Pilots think of fuel burn more in time aloft than miles per gallon. If it is a 180, it probably burns about 13gals/hour at 75% cruise. So 1/2 tank would give you a little less than 2 hours flying time to land with the faa required legal reserve. Not sure how fast it flies, but I would guess you could go 200 miles. .
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The 180 w/o floats tops out at 170. I’m guessing that the drag from floats probably reduces that 5 - 10 mph.
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