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I'd assume that for very short trips lift off and landing consume a large fraction of the total fuel.

• t0mas88 3y ago
  Not for a typical small plane. Takeoff fuel burn isn't that much higher than cruise, and descend and approach fuel burn is similarly lower due to reduced power.
• bombcar 3y ago
  There are people who hypermile on planes and they have all sorts of tricks, including using updrafts when possible. The most extreme ones fly without an engine at all (gliders).
  • adrianN 3y ago
    I doubt that those techniques work very well in areas where you'd be able to run a successful air-taxi business.