On Sun, 18 May 2008 14:56:20 -0700, "Howard"

C182. Just a terrible cross country machine.

Sometimes Usenet just astounds me.


That's not how I read it at all. He said "efficiency".

Lots of folks only look at GPH, and don't give airspeed or the typical
load, proper attention.

There are airplanes that are a lot faster for just a tad more fuel,
especially with a light load. In reality, more efficient.