255 + 135 = 390lbs. It'd be much easier to find a 150 with a useful load in that range.

A 150 burns around 5.5 gallons per hour at cruise. There are 22.5 usable gallons in the standard fuel tanks. This give about 4 hours of endurance. Leaving 30 minutes of fuel for a reserve gives an endurance of 3 hours, 30 minutes. At 80 knots, this is a range of approximately 280NM, about 100NM short of your destination. 80 knots might be a bit conservative.

I'm also assuming your distances are in Nautical Miles and not Statute Miles. If W91 is 358 Statue Miles distant, it would be 311NM, still a bit out of reach for a plane with standard tanks.

Long range tanks could probably make it. I'd think you would be able to find a 150 with long range tanks and enough useful load to be able to carry you and your daughter.

Didn't I read in a previous post that Tracy New's 150 has long range tanks?


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