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Fighting the high cost of flying
"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message ... Andrew Sarangan wrote in : 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 Geez, what a dumb ass. |
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