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And I believe OP already stated he didn't want to stop cause he didn't want to fly at night, so now we have fuel levels getting close to the margin AND get-there-itis induced by not wanting to fly in the dark/dusk.

I think you mean "You disagree with the other opinions", which is a very different condition than what you put forth. If some of us are concerned that flying that close to the reserve is a marginal decision and potentially a precursor to a bad habit, then it's perfectly logical for us to...

Look, all I'm saying is, the OP is an admittedly new and inexperienced pilot and running even CLOSE to light on fuel is a very very bad habit to get into. I'd rather the OP feel embarrassed, self conscious, etc and NEVER fly that light on fuel again than say, 'Nah you're fine' and brush it...

Wait, this isn't the Batmobile???

But it was the instructor who indicated 5 gallons left. My money says it was based on how many gallons went in the tank. But lets assume it really was 5 usable gallons. That's still shy of the 45 minutes that OP believes he landed with, by 7.5 minutes. Legal? Sure. Safe? Marginally...

I'm a little confused here. OP said he was burning 8gph and landed with 5 left. If .5 of that was unusable that's 4.5 usable. But 45 minutes is 3/4 of an hour and 3/4 of 8 is 6, so he'd need 6.5 of total fuel to have 6 usable and thus have a 45 minute reserve. My math says he had 33.75m...

1) I'm not arguing the merits of ion over Em or vice versa. 2) Define "significant". We got a probe to Pluto in 9 years. The 'impulse' drive however its developed isn't gonna get us to interstellar either way, but THIS solar system is in reach. The real hurdle isn't how to get there from...

Yeah Newtonian math doesn't work on very large and very small scales, I know, but for the scales where the formula DOES apply, it's settled.

Is the effect of gravity settled? Yes? Then something in physics is settled. (until it isn't ;) )

Let me know when F = G*((m sub 1*m sub 2)/r^2) stops being settled.

Yes but we also don't need to re-discover Newtonian Physics. It's not correct to say that NOTHING in physics is ever settled - the rules we know now aren't going to change per se, but their ranges of applicability may be limited.

Wrong. In a friction-less environment you could BREATHE on a spaceship and it will move, at least a little, and it'll keep moving too. (Note: Attempting to breathe in space is not recommended.)

Ok fair enough - but still different from you holding out actively LOOKING for someone else going to the same place.

It's a bit stricter than that. The fact that you and your pax are sharing a flight must be 100% incidental. You and a buddy flying to see a game. You and a co-worker flying to a meeting/conference. You and a love interest flying somewhere for a romantic getaway. Things you would have done...

Yeah, but I get a lot more sleep now. :D

Not sure this wouldn't qualify as "holding out", which would be enough to qualify the flight as commercial and thus a violation.

I saw the error this morning around 8am EST. Guess I'm not a cool kid anymore.

Hattaras has a small strip airport right there and its removed enough from Nags Head to be less crowded. Then again, Nags Head has Kitty Hawk so... ;)

The main problem I see is I don't think it's a good idea to be giving lots of praise to what in my mind was at best a highly questionable decision to land in those conditions.

http://mashable.com/2015/07/27/plane-landing-netherlands/ Am I alone in thinking this landing should have been re-considered? Maybe a different runway? The airport he landed at had a variety to choose from...