Does my pilot recover ENDURANCE points during a stopover between 2 flights during the same game turn?

No, your pilot will only recover his maximum ENDURANCE level at the start of your next game turn, when you choose the FILGHT OPS action.

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On my turn, I want to fly the route between San Diego and New Orleans, with a stopover in El Paso and Dallas. Do the effects of my SYSTEM & CREW cards apply only once for the entire journey, or on each flight? And can I redeem FUEL at each stopover? 

During his turn, a player who has chosen the FLIGHT OPS action can make one or more flights. The player makes a flight by rolling the WEATHER dice corresponding to the number of squares separating the departure and arrival cities of the flight in question (see page 7 of the rules, section "Flight Ops - Conduct a flight"). 

In other words, a "flight" means flying the distance separating the flight's departure and arrival cities (the latter being the city in which the player can make a delivery) without making a stopover between the 2 cities. At the end of the flight, the player is not allowed to pick up LOAD cards, buy back FUEL or even restore his ENDURANCE level (see page 8 of the rules, section "Flight Ops - Conduct a flight"). 

The terms "route" or "journey" are not used in the rule, but they can be used to designate the path travelled by the player during his turn, and therefore a route (or journey) = one or more flights made during the same turn. 

So, in this example, the player's turn will be to try and get to New Orleans from San Diego, by first conducting a flight from San Diego to El Paso, then, if there's still enough FUEL and ENDURANCE left, El Paso to Dallas and finally Dallas to New Orleans. The player will have completed the San Diego to New Orleans journey (or route) in 3 flights (and possibly as many deliveries).

And as mentioned on page 11 of the rules ("Description of System & Crew cards" section), the weather dice effects of System & Crew cards apply once per flight: so it would mean, in this example of a San Diego to New Orleans journey, a maximum of 3 times in all during the game turn.

Can I buy FUEL during a stopover between 2 flights in the same turn?

No, when you choose the FLIGHT OPS action, you can only buy FUEL before the first flight of your turn. During your turn, the only action allowed at each stopover is the delivery of CARGO or PAX cards.

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Can I behave suicidally in order to gain glory points by deliberately choosing to undertake a flight without the necessary FUEL?

No, you must have the minimum amount of FUEL in your aircraft (i.e. 1 FUEL/square) to undertake a flight. For example, if the flight is 5 square long, your must have a FUEL load of at least  5 in order to undertake the flight. What's more, a pilot with an ENDURANCE level at zero is forbidden to fly by the civil aviation authorities, and therefore can't take off again for a new flight during this game turn!

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Can I modify more than one die by the action of the same SYSTEM or CREW card?

No, unless otherwise stated on the card, a card can only change one die per flight.

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Does the effect of a SYSTEM or CREW card only apply once per turn?

No, the effect of a single SYSTEM or CREW card applies once per flight. Unless the card has to be discarded after its effect has been applied (e.g. COPILOT card), the effect of a SYSTEM or CREW card is available again for a new flight during the same game turn.

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Can I increase my FUEL gauge by using a FUEL CAN card?

No, the FUEL CAN card may only be used during a flight : it is discarded to replace the dropping your FUEL gauge by one level.

 

During my turn can I continue to fly as long as I have fuel left for it?

Yes, as long as you do not make a journey (or route) during your turn that exceeds the total RANGE value of your aircraft. For example, if your plane has a range of 8, you may make either a single flight of up to 8 squares or multiple flights representing up to 8 squares in total during your turn (e.g. one flight of 3 squares and one of 5 squares).

 

When I conduct a FLIGHT, can I "fly over" a city without landing there, and go directly to a more distant city?

Yes, as long as the total length of the flight does not exceed the RANGE value of the aircraft. You may roll the dice for the entire flight, or separately for each segment of the flight. When you arrive over the first city after rolling the first segment, you may still decide to continue or land. But beware, if you decide not to land and continue the flight to the next city, you cannot give up: roll the dice and check if you reach that city.

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What happens if my flight ends at exactly 0 FUEL or ENDURANCE?

A close call, but it's OK! Your flight ends safely. However, as you cannot refuel or restore your endurance at this stage, your cannot conduct another flight during this turn.

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What happens if my ENDURANCE level drops to zero before the flight ends?

The flight can continue as long as this value does not fall below zero. This also means that you could decide to initiate a flight with a zero ENDURANCE value (which is not possible with FUEL). This would not be very prudent as you would be at the mercy of any weather die rolling on a side with -1 ENDURANCE and thus causing a FLIGHT INTERRUPTION. This is why it is considered that a pilot who completes a flight with a zero ENDURANCE level is grounded by the Civil Aviation Authorities, and therefore cannot fly again during that turn!

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In which case my aircraft will not reach its destination?

Your aircraft does not reach its destination if your FUEL or ENDURANCE levels fall below 0 before the end of the flight.  If FUEL and ENDURANCE values are equal to or greater than 0 after resolving all WEATHER dice, your plane lands safely at its destination city.
If you apply the "ENGINE FAILURE TEST" rule introduced by the AD AUSTRAL expansion, your plane won't reach its destination if all its engines have failed during the flight. In other words, the destination is reached if at least 1 engine is still running at the end of the flight = at least 1 die is not on its face Explosion after all required dice rolls.

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Can I land my plane between two cities?

No, the destination of a flight must be a city whose name appears on the map, this city being either an AIRFIELD, a BIG CITY, an EMBASSY or a CUSTOMS (see rulebook page 10).

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Can I land in a city where there is already another player and his plane?

Yes: there's no limit to the number of planes you can land in a city. In other words, you can fly to a destination already occupied by other players. 

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If I conduct a flight on a route with the GREAT FIRST pictogram, do I systematically score the points indicated on the map ?

You only score the points indicated if no-one has made this flight before you. In other words, only the first player to complete a GRANDE FIRST scores the indicated points, and places a cube of his/her color on the corresponding pictogram on the board. See FAQ # F-GH-010 (in "Game Hardware" section of this doc) for more guidance on the specific case of the 2 different GLORY point rewards for the GREAT FIRST Atlantic crossing between New York and Paris shown on WORLD map.

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In the event of a CRASH, do I lose all my fuel?

In the event of a FLIGHT INTERRUPTION, the rule is the same for both INCIDENT and CRASH: you lose all the fuel used (see page 8 of the rules - section "Consequences of an INCIDENT or a CRASH"). 
However, if all the players agree, you can decide that in the event of a CRASH, the player loses all the FUEL on board his plane (in addition to his pilot, his plane and all his cargo). This is more thematically coherent, but also more punitive: it's therefore advisable to apply this variant with caution when playing with novice players!