In article Bertie the Bunyip writes:
"Jay Honeck" wrote
Which is why we're looking at entering a six-way partnership (flying
club, actually) on a 1946 Ercoupe. 85 horses, 2 seats, 4 gph. The
Pathfinder (immediate predecessor to the Dakota) is an awesome plane
for hauling a family in style -- and we'll certainly keep it -- but
Atlas burns 25 gph at takeoff, which makes buzzing down to a pancake
breakfast something you tend to think twice about nowadays.

You are an idiot. I will fly as long as there is air. Gasoline be
damned. I started without it and I'll finish withour if needs be.

Bertie

And if stopping global warming demands that we all stop burning fossil fuels
(i.e. stop flying)? If you believe that global warming is a real effect of
man burning fossil fuels, and that it is a problem, you should be looking at
curtaling actions that burn those fuels --- including flying.

Replacing all the light bulbs in your house with compact flourescent lamps
will only save a few percent of your total electrical use, which will be
swamped by the increased use of the increasing population.

You say you started without - how? Even gliders seem to need tows.


Alan