Now, if you are doing a "round trip" with an FC and wonder what is the "safe distance" to nearest tritium selling startion,
when you have to turn back to avoid serious mining effort.
For "my" FC it's ca. 33.000 ly (in jumps).
Much more then half of total range - because the more fuel you have already burned, the less fuel will be used for every 500 ly jump - you are coming back on "fumes", in a lightweight FC.
I even added 1000 cargo as a "safe margin" (or in my case - LTD/VO/Painite I mine on the way - I am usually testing interesting hotspots - a short, 320t mining run here and there.
when you have to turn back to avoid serious mining effort.
For "my" FC it's ca. 33.000 ly (in jumps).
Much more then half of total range - because the more fuel you have already burned, the less fuel will be used for every 500 ly jump - you are coming back on "fumes", in a lightweight FC.
I even added 1000 cargo as a "safe margin" (or in my case - LTD/VO/Painite I mine on the way - I am usually testing interesting hotspots - a short, 320t mining run here and there.
Elite: Dangerous Index
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