Hi everyone.I have a question. How does a person figure out how much fuel to load for a particular route. I have not found a specific answer or formula for this? So far, it seems like we have to use the SWAG method.I believe there has to be a more intuitive and precise method.Any help/answer(s) would be appreciated.Have a great day.

Did I ask a stupid question and no one wants to give it the dignity of a response?:-)

You could read FMS documentation - the very beginning - Introduction + Preflight. You will see that FMS does a pretty good job of estimating your fuel consumption for the route you programmed.Michael J.http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/9320/apollo17vf7.jpg