How low can you go?

iain666 · May 22, 2015

This is definitely the closest to empty I've gotten...

Anyone got closer and lived to tell the tale?

Roybe · May 22, 2015

That is pushing it. But you actually could go lower. As long as you have a fuel scoop or a station in the system.

LordDread · May 22, 2015

lol ive run my asp down to about 1/8th of a tank, long fsd then did some shuttle runs locally before i bothered to fuel.It doesnt have a scoop.. can make 190 ly with 120 tons

Engadine · May 22, 2015

That's certainly living life on the edge, very edge!! Especially whilst you're out in the black.

Did you want to see how far you could push it, or just took your eye off it for a (long) while?

Whiterose · May 22, 2015

I am a total lightweight when it comes to this, I start panicking around 50%.

CMDR Flaxton · May 22, 2015

Haha, I am the same a Whiterose, 50% and the sweat starts while out there.

You definitely ran your fuel lower that I would ever risk but as long as your survived, it was okay

CMDR Flaxton

Engadine · May 22, 2015

Morning.....

You're both not alone with that, I think I'm starting to push it knowing I've got only 2/3 jumps left in the tank.

LordDread · May 22, 2015

if the map shows i can make it, ...

dognosh · May 22, 2015

iain666 said:
This is definitely the closest to empty I've gotten...
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Anyone got closer and lived to tell the tale?

haha, was thinking of starting a post about this

I have a range of nearly 7 jumps of around 31 LY each and start worrying if my 5th was another non-scoopable

So I am happy to go to below 20% full, then I look for a fuel stop

DrNoesis · May 22, 2015

I try and scoop at every opportunity rather than emptying the tank and doing one big scoop... as a result more than 4-5 jumps with unscoopables and I'll start actively looking for somewhere to pick up some gas...

CMDR DoubleSkulls · May 22, 2015

I too scoop everywhere I can. I figure that with the FSD cooldown, honking and primary star scanning time I may as well be scooping at the same time. Yellowish and reddish TTs are the only non-scoopables that aren't obvious by looking at them (white TTs are smaller and different than scoopable white stars). Generally I head towards the star at 25% throttle. If I'm not scooping when the honk finishes then its a TT. They seem to be relatively cool too, so I haven't dropped doing this.

Ripster · May 22, 2015

I am a terrible lazy scooper

iain666 · May 22, 2015

Engadine said:
That's certainly living life on the edge, very edge!! Especially whilst you're out in the black.

Did you want to see how far you could push it, or just took your eye off it for a (long) while?

I normally scoop between a third and a quarter of a tank, went one jump further than normal and noticed that the fuel for the next jump was everything I had left. Checked I could scoop when I got there and thought, 'WTH, I've never seen it empty before

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mw_aurora · May 22, 2015

I'm normally paranoid and top up at every opportunity but recently got carried away in a patch of Neutron Stars and couldn't work out why I couldn't jump 5 LY to the next one...luckily there were a couple of M class within range!