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^On that: at approx. 8 lbs a gallon, no fuel would lighten the aircraft...increasing it's glide-distance somewhat even for a harassed stressed-out pilot. Plus pilots tend to play and train for the 'what ifs' game (except at Malaysian Airlines) and after Sullenberger's dramatic lesson on the Hudson River, they're all thinking about it and how to do it properly in their respective aircraft types. At worst, I always knew where the closest freeway was....