Recently, Mxsmanic posted:

Judah writes:

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.

Well, I doubt that many of us would think of using an airplane to go
grocery shopping, if that's what you're getting at. I find the "break
even" point for trips with my wife to be a roughly 600 n/mi. radius. For
those distances, we can beat both the time and cost of flying
commercially, and while it would cost less to drive, there is no
comparison when it comes to the level of exhaustion on arrival.

Neil