Is this the death of GA

" wrote in
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It's true that aviation costs have increased, but the price of
everything has increased as the value of money changes over time
(always less value per unit)

Aviation has never been "cheap."

$5.00 2008 dollars equals 81 cents in 1967 dollars. (
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/)

So $25/ hour rental for an airplane in 1975 should be $104 in today's
dollars.

Which is about right.

When my father flew in the late 60s and early 70s, he paid $25/ hour
(wet) for a Cherokee 140 as a member of a club ($25/month dues).


Then he was paying over twice what he would have at an FBO.

In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15





Bertie

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15


Wow... only three years after the battle of Hastings.

kontiki wrote in news:fI%vj.4819$7d1.1067
@news01.roc.ny:

Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15


Wow... only three years after the battle of Hastings.


Ooops 1969

Hi,

In article ,
Bertie the wrote:

Ooops 1969

That's the year I was born

Andy

Andy Hawkins wrote in
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Hi,

In article ,
Bertie the wrote:

Ooops 1969

That's the year I was born

So you're to blame for the rising cost!

Bertie

Hi,

In article ,
Bertie the wrote:

So you're to blame for the rising cost!

Damn. That must be it. I assumed it was something to do with the moon
landings (the day I was born as it happens).



Andy

Andy Hawkins wrote in
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Hi,

In article ,
Bertie the wrote:

So you're to blame for the rising cost!

Damn. That must be it. I assumed it was something to do with the moon
landings (the day I was born as it happens).

Wow! So your parents are probably one of a tiny handful who missed it!

Bertie

On Feb 23, 3:44 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
" wrote :



It's true that aviation costs have increased, but the price of
everything has increased as the value of money changes over time
(always less value per unit)

Aviation has never been "cheap."

$5.00 2008 dollars equals 81 cents in 1967 dollars. (
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/)

So $25/ hour rental for an airplane in 1975 should be $104 in today's
dollars.

Which is about right.

When my father flew in the late 60s and early 70s, he paid $25/ hour
(wet) for a Cherokee 140 as a member of a club ($25/month dues).

Then he was paying over twice what he would have at an FBO.

In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15

Bertie

True.

But, this was in Jersey (Caldwell) where everything is always far more
expensive for the dubious privilege of experiencing it in New Jersey.

Everybody hates New Jersey -- but somebody has to live there.

Dan

" wrote in
:

On Feb 23, 3:44 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
" wrote
innews:b73e40b0-849e-4e59-9b72-

m:



It's true that aviation costs have increased, but the price of
everything has increased as the value of money changes over time
(always less value per unit)

Aviation has never been "cheap."

$5.00 2008 dollars equals 81 cents in 1967 dollars. (
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/)

So $25/ hour rental for an airplane in 1975 should be $104 in
today's dollars.

Which is about right.

When my father flew in the late 60s and early 70s, he paid $25/
hour (wet) for a Cherokee 140 as a member of a club ($25/month
dues).

Then he was paying over twice what he would have at an FBO.

In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15

Bertie

True.

But, this was in Jersey (Caldwell) where everything is always far more
expensive for the dubious privilege of experiencing it in New Jersey.

Everybody hates New Jersey -- but somebody has to live there.

This was also in New Jersey... A cherokee wouldn't have hit 25 an hour
until the late seventies at least.





Bertie

On Feb 23, 4:19 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
" wrote :

On Feb 23, 3:44 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
" wrote
innews:b73e40b0-849e-4e59-9b72-





m:

It's true that aviation costs have increased, but the price of
everything has increased as the value of money changes over time
(always less value per unit)

Aviation has never been "cheap."

$5.00 2008 dollars equals 81 cents in 1967 dollars. (
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/)

So $25/ hour rental for an airplane in 1975 should be $104 in
today's dollars.

Which is about right.

When my father flew in the late 60s and early 70s, he paid $25/
hour (wet) for a Cherokee 140 as a member of a club ($25/month
dues).

Then he was paying over twice what he would have at an FBO.

In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15

Bertie

True.

But, this was in Jersey (Caldwell) where everything is always far more
expensive for the dubious privilege of experiencing it in New Jersey.

Everybody hates New Jersey -- but somebody has to live there.

This was also in New Jersey... A cherokee wouldn't have hit 25 an hour
until the late seventies at least.

Bertie

Hmm..

Probably the case -- I don't think I paid attention to anything more
than $10 until '73 or so...

I'll amend and say when he told me how much it cost I remember $25/
hour.

that was 74ish..?