RST Engineering wrote:
Home at 2330 PDT on Friday, 27 July after leaving OSH 0630 on Thursday, 26
July. First day was OSH-SidneyNE for 13:00 hours driving including a half
hour lunch stop and three or four gas stops. Second day was Sidney-GOO for
19:30 hours (0600 departure, 2330 arrival + 2 time zones). Total driving
time 32:30 hours

Roughly 2200 miles @ 68 mph including stops.

Flying has always been roughly 1900 miles in 18 hours (one way) flight time
(plus gas stops) or roughly 105 mph.

Yes, the 182 cruises at 110 at economy cruise (11.5 gph on the average) plus
climbs, plus patterns, plus deviations around nasty weather plus waiting on
the tarmac because the lineboy went to lunch plus gawdknowswhatall for a gas
usage of 207 gallons.

Driving was 78 gallons for 2200 miles, or 28.2 mpg. This was NOT a pi$$@nt
little economy two-seater but a full-boat Subaru wagon with a cargo area at
least three to four times the 182.

The bottom line with cargas on the average at $2.95 across the country and
avgas at an average of $4.50 across the country?

Subaru - 78 gallons at $2.95 = $230.10

Cessna - 207 gallons at $4.50 = $931.50

Total roundtrip delta ... avfuel $1863 - cargas $460 = $1403

What sort of goodies can YOU buy for your airplane with an extra $1400 in
your wallet?

If you are going to drive rather than fly your airplane, what good are
the goodies? :-)

Matt