Yes, it just depends on what you fly and how far you go. It seems like most of the aviation magazines think everyone flys Bonanza and such.
Kevin1 --- In [email protected], Larry Snyder <les...@...> wrote: > > Now, wait, I get 4.5 to 5 GPH, so let's assume 5. At $5 a gallon, that's $25 > per hour. That means I can go 2 hours each way and still be at $100. I do a > lot of hamburger trips that range from 1 hour to just under 2, and I think > it's still an honest $100 hamburger... > > Example: KUUV to KMKC is about 170 miles. At 90 knots that's under 2 hours, > and since I'm just going for lunch the winds average outré. Borrow a crew > car, go to Arthur Bryant's BBQ for lunch, return crew card, fly home. That > was a $100 BBQ Beef sandwich with fries! > > Larry > N99340 > > On Sep 3, 2010, at 3:55 PM, Caliendo Dan wrote: > > > > > Column: Tab for $100 hamburger gets pricier > > The $100 hamburger may be a nickname of the past due to fuel price > > increases, according to columnist William Egart. "The '$100.00 Hamburger' > > now may be just a symbol of a relatively simpler time in General Aviation, > > an era that might be gone forever," writes Egart. With fuel at $4.80 a > > gallon, Egart calculates a round-trip flight in Georgia at $200, not > > including the price of the burger. The Examiner (8/29) > > <sm_share.gif><shim.gif><linkedin.gif><shim.gif><facebook.gif><shim.gif><twitter.gif><shim.gif><btn_email_story_gray1.gif> >
