Flying and multi-tools
03-21-05 | 11:26 PM
#26
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Ughh...depressing. The options are dwindling. It will soon be to the point where your choices for comfortable air travel are Cessna or Beechcraft, pilot sold seperately. I hope I have the time and money to get my own liscence some day.
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03-21-05 | 11:32 PM
#27
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Originally Posted by iamlucky13
Ughh...depressing. The options are dwindling. It will soon be to the point where your choices for comfortable air travel are Cessna or Beechcraft, pilot sold seperately. I hope I have the time and money to get my own liscence some day.
But once you have it, you can rent a plane for anywhere from $50-$200/hr.
Assuming you're covering 180 knots, you can get around 10 hours of driving for 2 hours of flying for $150 to travel some place and take your friends in style.
03-22-05 | 01:09 AM
#29
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Around here, a single engine 4-place will run you around $100/hr wet (includes fuel). Hours are usually measured on the Hobbs which is on from engine startup to shutdown. Some places charge on tach time but that's usually the exception to the rule. Keep in mind that you're not going to be able to simply jump in the plane and go. You need to take into account preptime, the walk-around/preflight, clearance delays, etc... This can add up to anywhere between a half-hour to an hour or longer depending on how anal your pilot is, how congested the field is, the type of field, the type of flight, the type of aircraft, the weather, etc...
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03-22-05 | 09:52 AM
#30
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Originally Posted by CdCf
One thing missing from that list is mercury.
Mercury let loose inside an aluminium aircraft rapidly destroys the airframe.
It'll hardly cause an immediate crash, but the entire aircraft has to be scrapped after it lands.
https://www.popsci.com/popsci/how2/ar...693558,00.html
Mercury let loose inside an aluminium aircraft rapidly destroys the airframe.
It'll hardly cause an immediate crash, but the entire aircraft has to be scrapped after it lands.
https://www.popsci.com/popsci/how2/ar...693558,00.html
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03-22-05 | 10:23 AM
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