Thomas J. Paladino Jr. wrote:

Cost-wise...well...it's New York. Here's an easy formula: Take whatever
you'd normally spend on anything and triple it (at least), and then you have
the New York price. This goes for everything, not just aviation.

Not quite everything -- it certainly goes for hotels, but NY taxis are cheap
for getting around Manhattan, the subway and busses are easy and
inexpensive, and there are lots of good, low-price restaurants and delis if
you don't mind exploring a bit away from the tacky tourist parts of the
city. You can pay a lot for clothes on 5th Avenue or for CDs at HMV on
Times Square, but if you don't mind poking around more interesting, less
glitzy neighbourhoods, you'll find all kinds of great deals, as in any big city.

At Republic, gas was mind-numbingly expensive (over USD 4/hour, if I recall
correctly) but tie-down and landing fees were quite cheap compared to many
airports elsewhere in North America.


All the best,


David