Mxsmanic wrote in
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Judah writes:

Actually, you are incorrect. MANY airports have museums either on the
field or within walking distance.

The Louvre doesn't.

So?

There are also airports within mountain terrain
(and of course, you don't actually have to land on a mountain to
appreciate it from the sky). And there are even several airports with
Beaches on the field or within easy reach of the airport by walking,
taxi, or public transportation.

I guess if you want to see the specific museums, beaches, or ski
resorts that are right next to airfields, then you're in luck. If you
want to see anything else, though, that's not going to work.

Or, if the place you want to see if 400 miles away, you could fly to the
nearest airport, rent a car for the last 5 miles, and get there in
substantially less time. Many airports even offer crew cars at no cost for
pilots for a few hours' ride in the area.

KACY - Short cab ride to Atlantic City Casinos

Cab rides don't count.

You could also rent a car. At AIY, the cabs used to listen to the CTAF and
be waiting for you when you landed.

There are many pleasurable things to do using aircraft, especially if
you enjoy flying.

Yes. But aircraft for basic transportation are far less practical,
except for the kind of long-distance transportation provided by
commercial airlines.

Nonsense. GA Flying is much more convenient and practical than Airline
transportation for getting to places that are either not near a major
airport, or are anywhere from 150-600 NM away. I will fly this evening to
Winchester, VA from New York. To drive there would take me about 5 hours,
not including stops. To fly there commercially, I would have to fly to the
nearest airport about 90 minutes away, get to my airport 60 minutes before
departure, and fly about 60 minutes, totalling about 3.5 hrs. Flying GA, I
will get there in about 90 minutes (maybe 1:45 because of strong headwinds
tonight). I will land at Winchester Regional airport, where a rental car
will be waiting for me because I called in advance. I will then drive about
5 minutes to my destination. The cost for me to fly myself to Winchester
will be cheaper than a last-minute round trip ticket to Dulles, and the
rental car cost at Winchester is about 60% of the rental car cost at
Dulles. So not only will I save over an hour (or 3 hours if you compare
with driving), I will save money and enjoy the experience.

You have a very narrow perception of reality, because your knowledge and
experience are very limited in this regard. You should avoid making claims
about things that you have no idea about.