Andrew Sarangan wrote in
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On Jun 7, 2:25 am, "Jon Woellhaf" wrote:
Denver to Salt Lake and back. Cessna 182Q. Six hours. $300 for fuel.
No traffic, no road construction, no rough roads, no speed limit, can
wander a quarter mile left or right.

Denver to Salt Lake and back. Jeep Grand Cherokee. Eighteen hours.
$200 for fuel. None of the above.

I'd still rather fly when I can.

Jon

Here is my latest trip:
Buffalo to Dayton. 4 hours in an Archer. $180 fuel, no A/C. Hot humid
and noisy.
Buffalo to Dayton, 8 hours in a Toyota Prius Hybrid, $40 gas, A/C,
comfy seats, hardly hear the engine running.

A 2008 Toyota Prius costs $24k. A 30-year old Archer costs $60k.

I did save 4 hours when flying, but if you consider preflight, taxi
and driving to/from the airport, loading/unloading the airplane from
the car, the time savings start to disappear.


'twas always thus.

As a pilot for the past 10 years, I would like to justify flying as a
mode of transportation, but I don't see how.


You can't and never could. Not unless you had a 310 and someone else was
paying for it.

Bertie