CoolIP you do realize this is just a game and right?  So if I fuel dump you do realize that fuel wont actually dump on people's head right?  Cool we have that straight.  Mark you ask why I "would use the "manual" addition or reduction of the aircraft's fuel via the FSX menus in-flight on a regular basis".  Mark, have you ever gone out in a military plane and lets say.....did a 12 hour patrol flight over Afhganistan?  Mabie you dropped all your bombs and your headed home and your a little fuel heavy and your add-on plane doesn't have a in vc fuel-dump feature.  Guess what, that's when I use it.  I don't ALWAYS use it but sometimes when needed I do.  Look, what we are talking about here is simple, being able to takeoff or land with the fuel amount you select without the engines dying or all of your planes avionics turning off.  Either by using fuel-dump or by figureing out exactly how much fuel will be needed which I admit I'm not good at.  So this plane and the B-52 are either fly them witht the complicated(although realistic) fuel systems or switch on "unlimeted fuel" option(please you must be joking lol).  There is no in between.  I mean isn't there 3-4 other pilot's with different jobs that help manage things like fuel.  I mean for example:  I'm doing a bombing run in the B-52 after a 3-4 hour flight and as I desend to 5,000ft. and level out, bomb bay doors open, drop bombs lift up and turn and OH CRAP!!, I forgot to turn off the Fuel Valve for tank 3 and now I'm a falling brick. All I'm asking is to at least give these planes an option to be more fuel forgiving like the C-130 instead of making me do the job of 3-4.  I want to fly, not be a fuel management officer.