On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 08:38:09 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote in :

Larry Dighera writes:

Granted, one can pull over and stop with an automobile; it's a little
more difficult in a light aircraft, but nowhere near as confining as
being trapped on a boat in high seas. However, unless you relish
being trapped in the quagmire of congestion on today's freeways,
aircraft are a far superior means of transportation for trips longer
than fifty miles or so.

How do you get to and from the airports?

Personally, I chose to reside ten minutes from the airport, so the
drive is not too bad.

And if you don't own your own plane, how do you fly somewhere for the weekend?

Generally the air time used exceeds the minimum daily flight time the
FBO charges, so it's a non issue.

Can you rent planes in the same way you rent cars--complete with the option of
dropping the plane off at a different airport from the one where you
picked it up?

Arrangements can be made to do that, but why would one want to? For
extended stays?