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Old June 27th 07, 08:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Ken Finney
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Default Hidden costs of ethenol


"Bill Daniels" bildan@comcast-dot-net wrote in message
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1. I had a guy walk up to me at the glider field and say, "I just put $300
worth of fuel in my C-182". "What does it cost to be a glider pilot?" (A
whole lot less, I told him)

2. I bought an old motorcycle that can replace 75% of my driving. It gets
55 MPG city driving.

3. I'm strongly advocating winch launch for gliders. ($5 launch = 5 hour
flight)

Obviously, gliders aren't an option if you need A to B transportation.
But, if you just fly for fun, gliders are a lot of fun for a lot less
money.

Bill Daniels


"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
k.net...
william wrote:


So I'm really curious...
What comes next?


Richard




And as a certain vocal critic of SP/LSA always points out, with a motor
glider, you have almost all (maybe all?) the advantages of SP/LSA, with none
of the disadvantages.



 




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