Been recording Pounds Per Minute fuel consumption of the planes I fly, and now use them to set fuel requirements for other flights.Seems to work pretty well. Listed the AC builder because the mileage may vary with other versions.
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Plane	PPM	Builder
C-17 Globemaster III	267	GMAX Academy
ATR 42-500	23	ISDT
Boeing B717-200 PAX	99	Perfect Flight
DeHavilland Dash 7-100	23	Milton Schupe
DeHavilland Dash 8 Q300	27	Majestic Software
Convair 580	29	Tom Gibson FS9 Version
Embraer 145LR	42	Wilco
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter	7	Premier Aircraft Design
Pilatus PC12	6	Flight 1
Rockwell Turbo Commander 690B	14	Veneaviones
Beechcraft King Air 200B	14	Aeroworx
Boeing 747	351	UNK, data taken off stats page
Citation X	41	Eaglesoft
Beechcraft B1900D	18	PAD

Hey Timber thanks for the info, one thing though you have a Q400 listed by Majestic Softare as far as I can tell Majestic still has not relesed its Q4 did you mean the Q300

Thanks Westwind, Yes that should have been a 300. I corrected it.

One other comment about fuel. One of the ways to improve your net is to calculate and load your fuel needs before you light off VAFS3. I try to land with about 10% remaining. You are charged for the fuel loaded NOT just what you used.

That is good to know. I guess with financials being what they are these days, extra tankerage is not warranted most of the time. I believe that most of the big boys do the same to save weight nowadays...

Hi Timber,

My research indicates the Citation X uses about 41 pounds per minute (although to be honest, I'm more used to thinking in terms of pounds per hour) so I plan for about 2450 pounds per hour.

I thought you might want to add that to your table.