RealTime Update 2355 EST: A critical decision was made as Steve
Fossett approached Hawaii with strong concerns about winds and fuel
foremost in his mind. With the possibility that he's short as much
as 2600 pounds of fuel, that has either leaked or been mislaid by
instrumentation, Fossett has gambled that he has the range to fly
to the US mainland some 2600 miles further out and proceeed to fly
on (position shown below).