Cessna Skyhawk 172N Pilot Operating Handbook page 259

Supplement POH
Reims/Cessna (F) 172 N&P
with TAE 125-02-114
The resultant cruise distance is:
Total Distance .......................................................... 400.0 NM
Climbout Distance....................................................
Cruise Distance........................................................ 390.9 NM
With an expected 10 Knot headwind, the ground speed for
cruise is predicted to be:
Therefore, the time required for the cruise portion of the trip is:
The fuel required for cruise is:
3.5 h x 22.1 l/h = 77.4 l (20.5 US gal)
The total estimated fuel required is as follows:
Engine Start, Taxi and Takeoff ...........
Climb...................................................
Cruise..................................................
Total fuel required ...............................
This gives with full tanks a reserve of:
Once the flight is underway, ground speed checks will provide a
more accurate basis for estimating the time enroute and the
corresponding fuel required.
LANDING DISTANCE
Refer to Pilot´s Operating Handbook
390.9 NM
= 3.5 hrs
112 Kt
- 9.1 NM
122 Knot
- 10 Knot
112 Knot
4.0 l (1.1 US gal)
+ 4.0 l (1.1 US gal)
+ 77.4 l (20.5 US gal)
85.4 l (22.7 US gal)
127.4 l (33.6 US gal)
- 85.4 l (22.7 US gal)
42.0 l (10.9 US gal)
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