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Nigel Rotherham
May 20th 08, 01:25 PM
Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
(round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
(approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
Ed Winchester
May 20th 08, 02:14 PM
Nigel Rotherham wrote:
> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
>
I drive (or sometimes fly) just at 90 miles to my glider club at
Beltzville, PA. Takes about 1 hr 40 minutes if I don't speed.
Bert Willing[_2_]
May 20th 08, 02:30 PM
For about 10 years, I used to travel 350km (=3.5h, one way) from Western
Switzerland to Southern France to go soaring. Over the season 2003, that did
put 25'000km on the clock of my car. No, I didn't have to pay the gas...
Since 2 years, I reduced that to 30km (one way, which is less than I travel
to work). I still travel occasionally to Southern France, but now I tend to
spend more than the weekend over there.
One reason for the change is family, the other reason is that I want to see
another part of the Alps.
Is it insane to go 350km one way for gliding ? Well, others spend that time
in front of a TV set and nobody thinks that they are insane...
Have fun!
Bert
"Nigel Rotherham" > wrote in message
...
> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
On May 20, 5:25*am, Nigel Rotherham > wrote:
> Hi everyone :-) *GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any */ all interested: *What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? *Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! *From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. *FLY SAFE! *very best regards Nigel R
75 mile round trip, almost all interstate. Usually less than 40
minutes each way.
Wayne Paul
May 20th 08, 02:42 PM
Four miles. The time required depends on whether I drive, ride my bike or
walk.
Wayne
HP-14 "Six Foxtrot"
http://www.soaridaho.com/
"Nigel Rotherham" > wrote in message
...
> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
Hal[_2_]
May 20th 08, 02:53 PM
On May 20, 6:42*am, "Wayne Paul" > wrote:
> Four miles. *The time required depends on whether I drive, ride my bike or
> walk.
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> Wayne
> HP-14 "Six Foxtrot"http://www.soaridaho.com/
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> > Hi everyone :-) *GR8 to have service 'back'!
> > Question for any */ all interested: *What is your travel time / distance
> > (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? *Not that will
> > make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> > fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> > probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> > to join here in South Africa)! *From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> > (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> > Thanks in advance. *FLY SAFE! *very best regards Nigel R- Hide quoted text -
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Two hours each way for Williams CA and three plus for Truckee although
it is a mix now as I purchased a motor glider and often fly out of the
local airport (15 minutes). I try to stay overnight if I go to the
gliderport as it is too tiring to do all the driving and fly. It is
expensive but the motorglider definetly makes it possible to fly more
often.
On May 20, 6:53 am, Hal > wrote:
> On May 20, 6:42 am, "Wayne Paul" > wrote:
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> > Four miles. The time required depends on whether I drive, ride my bike or
> > walk.
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> > Wayne
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> > > Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> > > Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> > > (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> > > make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> > > fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> > > probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> > > to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> > > (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> > > Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R- Hide quoted text -
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> Two hours each way for Williams CA and three plus for Truckee although
> it is a mix now as I purchased a motor glider and often fly out of the
> local airport (15 minutes). I try to stay overnight if I go to the
> gliderport as it is too tiring to do all the driving and fly. It is
> expensive but the motorglider definetly makes it possible to fly more
> often.
From my home to the Ephrata airport is 97.8 miles (157 km) one way. I
drive that distance almost every weekend. I used to fly from
Wenatchee, WA and that distance from my house was 128.2 miles (206
km). Every year for past 4 years I take a trip from my house in Pasco,
WA to Montague, CA for a long weekend of flying (4 days) and that is
586 miles (943 km) one way and I don't think I am insane (at least not
yet). So, the distance to travel issue is one that you can put up
with.
Jacek
Pasco, WA
sisu1a
May 20th 08, 05:26 PM
On May 20, 5:25 am, Nigel Rotherham > wrote:
> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
185mi each way, although I could fly a little closer I could not do it
for less money as my club is CHEAP with tows at $15 for the first 1000
and $1 each additional 100. (Avenal Ca, Cental CA Soaring Club,
www.soaravenal.com). I camp at the airfield and fly for a few days to
justify the drive etc.
Paul
PS. does "GR8 to have service back" mean you only post through
gliderpilot.net, or was your local computer service interrupted?
bumper
May 20th 08, 06:18 PM
9.5 miles and 12 minutes from home to Minden airport.
If it gets any better than this, we don't deserve it.
bumper
zz
Minden, Nevada (one of the best soaring sites in the whole dern world)
75 miles one-way, approximately 1 hr 15' on a good day.
Cheers, Charles
rlovinggood
May 20th 08, 08:24 PM
One way: About 1hr 15 minutes, if I don't stop for coffee and a
biscuit.
But, if flying that day and not fettling, I'll stop and fill up the
gas tank just before arriving at the airport so the "retrieval" car
has a full tank of gas. That might add another 5 minutes or so (never
timed it.)
Distance: 57 miles (91 km) each way.
Ray
Rick Culbertson
May 20th 08, 08:38 PM
OK my 2-cents,
50 minutes each way, add 10min. and a bunch of $ for gas. 1/2 on 75mph
Freeway and the other half on fine Colorado asphalt rural roads with
14k Pikes Peak in the window. A very reasonable commute to access the
fine high altitude soaring in the Colorado Rockies to the West or the
Flat plains to the East of my club, Black Forest Soaring Society.
Rick-21
One mile round trip. I know I don't deserve it, but someone has to
suffer with all that extra free time.
Horst
OS
Martin Gregorie[_3_]
May 20th 08, 10:26 PM
On Tue, 20 May 2008 12:25:08 +0000, Nigel Rotherham wrote:
> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
>
45 miles, 50 minutes each way from home to Cambridge Soaring Centre.
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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. |
org | Zappa fan & glider pilot
James C. Simmons
May 20th 08, 11:10 PM
At 21:26 20 May 2008, Martin Gregorie wrote:
>On Tue, 20 May 2008 12:25:08 +0000, Nigel Rotherham wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
>> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time /
distance
>> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that
will
>> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
>> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
>> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which
club
>> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
>> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
>> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
>>
>45 miles, 50 minutes each way from home to Cambridge Soaring Centre.
>
>
>--
>martin@ | Martin Gregorie
>gregorie. |
>org | Zappa fan & glider pilot
>
>
>
From my house, the distance is 190 miles or 306K and 3 hours to the
Ephrata Airport.
Jim
James C. Simmons
May 20th 08, 11:10 PM
At 21:26 20 May 2008, Martin Gregorie wrote:
>On Tue, 20 May 2008 12:25:08 +0000, Nigel Rotherham wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
>> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time /
distance
>> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that
will
>> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
>> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
>> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which
club
>> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
>> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
>> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
>>
>45 miles, 50 minutes each way from home to Cambridge Soaring Centre.
>
>
>--
>martin@ | Martin Gregorie
>gregorie. |
>org | Zappa fan & glider pilot
>
>
>
From my house, the distance is 190 miles or 306K and 3 hours to the
Ephrata Airport.
Jim
James C. Simmons
May 20th 08, 11:25 PM
At 21:26 20 May 2008, Martin Gregorie wrote:
>On Tue, 20 May 2008 12:25:08 +0000, Nigel Rotherham wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
>> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time /
distance
>> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that
will
>> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
>> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
>> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which
club
>> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
>> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
>> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
>>
>45 miles, 50 minutes each way from home to Cambridge Soaring Centre.
>
>
>--
>martin@ | Martin Gregorie
>gregorie. |
>org | Zappa fan & glider pilot
>
>
>
From my house, the distance is 190 miles or 306K and 3 hours to the
Ephrata Airport.
Jim
Barny
May 21st 08, 12:28 AM
* 100 Highway Miles, 75 minutes, each way to a Commercial Op. (Too
far)
* 45 Combined Miles, 45 minutes to a Private Op. (Acceptable)
Steve Leonard[_2_]
May 21st 08, 03:25 AM
About 35 miles, 40 minutes each way to my club. There is another site I go
to that is about 220 miles away, but I only tend to go there for 3 day
weekends.
Steve Leonard
Kansas Soaring Association
Aerowerk
May 21st 08, 03:29 AM
If I'm at work, I can be at the field in 10 minutes. If I want to go
to the commercial operator rather than my club, I can walk over in
about 2 minutes. From home it takes me 20 minutes to get to the
club. Now, if I only had time to fly...
-- BSC
On May 20, 7:25*am, Nigel Rotherham > wrote:
> Hi everyone :-) *GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any */ all interested: *What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? *Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! *From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. *FLY SAFE! *very best regards Nigel R
14 miles (as the crow flies). Takes me about 25 minutes each way.
user
May 21st 08, 03:41 AM
10 minutes. I'm three miles away, but on the wrong side of the airport. Very
annoying.
"Nigel Rotherham" > wrote in message
...
> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
Shawn[_5_]
May 21st 08, 06:27 AM
Nigel Rotherham wrote:
> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
30 minutes by bike
20 minutes by car
15 minutes by motorcycle :-)
I used to fly weekly at a site 1 hour 15 minutes away, and frequently
(monthly) trailered my glider to a site a bit more than three hours
away. Sometimes there, fly, back in one day, although I usually overnighted.
Shawn
Malcolm Austin
May 21st 08, 09:30 AM
Separate to the quality of the flying, I believe that distance is less
important
than the ease of travel. Cost though must now come into it, as the cost of
fuel
is rapidly rising.
My old club was 75 miles, with 62 miles being motorway. That took
70 mins on a really good day, with 90 mins in the middle of summer with
the holiday traffic. That club closed for good in March.
I have another club just 27 miles away, but despite making numerous
attempts to fly there, they seem to spend more time on the ground than
in the air. The trip would be about 40 mins as quite a lot of it is on
small roads. The poor possibility of getting into the air here is more
important than the ease of travel.
There is another club 52 miles away, with 20 miles being motorway
and it took me this weekend 70 mins out and 85 mins return. They fly
close to a 7 day week, with winch staff on site throughout the summer
months. And the fact that it well away from the sea is a bonus. You have
to remember that the furthest you can get from the sea in the UK is 84 miles
or so, so sea breeze front affects lots of clubs.
This looks like being my new abode for the future.
Fuel costs:- Out there in the USA I believe your fuel costs are similar to
ours
of 25 years ago. I just calculated that my fuel costs £4.232 for a US
gallon
(4.54 l/UK gallon, 3.68 l/US gallon). So I guess that's about $8.252/gallon
for US people.
I would be interested in what you are currently seeing on fuel costs :-)
When the cost of getting to the site is more than the cost of flying, I
believe
a lot of will move to a closer club, or with all the other extra
costs/legislation,
will fade away..
"Nigel Rotherham" > wrote in message
...
> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site?
Fort Collins, Northern Colorado, USA
For gliders:
30 minutes from home to Owl Canyon Gliderport, Colorado (4CO2).
1 hour from home to Boulder Municipal Airport, Colorado (KBDU).
4.5 hours from home to Salida Airport, Colorado (KANK).
For airplanes:
30 minutes from home to Fort Collins-Loveland Airport, Colorado (KFNL).
56 minutes from home to Greeley-Weld County Airport, Colorado (KGXY).
Best regards,
Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocations!"
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CELL 970 231-6325 EMAIL jer'at'frii.com http://users.frii.net/jer/
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Nigel Rotherham
May 21st 08, 11:00 PM
At 16:26 20 May 2008, sisu1a wrote:
>On May 20, 5:25 am, Nigel Rotherham wrote:
>> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
>
>PS. does "GR8 to have service back" mean you only post through
>gliderpilot.net, or was your local computer service interrupted?
>
Hi Paul and everyone else who has taken time to provide interesting
feedback (notice 20+ replies but only on # 5 at the moment <smile>), MUCH
appreciated! Re r.a.s, my "ignorance" is such that only viewed / posted
via Gliderpilot.net :-( Guess not able to be good at everything proves I
am human! Back to reading the replies, maybe I should build a spreadsheet
and do an analysis? Nope, would rather spend some time with gliding
(sorry SOARING) stuff :-) All the best and as always, FLY SAFE! VBR
Nigel R - SZD 8 (Jaskolka; s/n 214)
Nigel Rotherham
May 21st 08, 11:15 PM
At 08:30 21 May 2008, Malcolm Austin wrote:
>Separate to the quality of the flying, I believe that distance is less
>i<snip>
>I would be interested in what you are currently seeing on fuel costs :-
Hi Malcolm :-) Thank you for the detailed feedback 9and all other
contributors). It is most interesting to read (with tongue in cheek for a
couple but that is to prevent 'envy' from being displayed on my part....
WHO has a REAL job when you either live the wrong side of the airfield OR
can WALK to the airfield.... <BIG SMILE>) and in my own case living
approx 9 Km from Jhb International (oops, sorry, need to be PC - O.R.
Tambo) puts us bang in middle of TMA. This then is why need to travel to
edge of air space in order to fly gliders. Tried power flying / motor
gliding at close by airfield (25 min, about 15Km) but it is not the
same... Yes, fuel is a big factor and currently rocketing in price :-(
Agree that 'quality' is worth more than travel time / cost and as
'inactive' for a decade or more and not getting younger, decided time to
again take to the sky! Big factor is hangerage as the Jaskolka (my glider)
is not a easy / quick rig ship (1956 ish) plus reliance on 'crew / club
members is marginal being that I do not belong in the "glass racing ship
brigade"... I digress... Current fuel cost is acceptable as I drive a
diesel and manage about 5 lt / 100Km on a run (Alfa GT 1.9 - VERY nice!
Well I think so...) Different story if I were to use my 'other'
vehicle, 1990 Range Rover classic at about 18l /100Km if being careful!
Problem is no tow bar on the Alfa and the Rangie is a fantastic tow
vehicle! Guess will have to curb the idea of x/c... Oh, fuel is now over
R10 per litre... As always, have FUN and FLY SAFE! very best regards to
all
On May 20, 6:25*am, Nigel Rotherham > wrote:
> Question for any */ all interested: *What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? *
My glider club (and storage for my Jantar) is 90.0 miles from home on
straight rural roads with light traffic. I drive it in 1h 25m while
listening either to loud music or some kind of informative podcast.
Or, I can drive to the airport (15min) and fly down (45min) for a 1h
10m total, including preflight. The extra cost of flying is
proportional to the extra fun of flying, but sometimes we don't have
enough money to have two kinds of fun in one day.
On Tuesday, 20 May 2008 13:25:08 UTC+1, Nigel Rotherham wrote:
> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
hello Nigel no relevance to your post. I am Jaskolka owner and would be interested in contacting you about yours.
Regards
Robin
Hi Nigel,
Do you still have your Jaskolka would be intrested if you have. Also own one in the UK. Is yours still flying.
regards
Robin
Four minutes max. I live two miles from the airport, and the Sierra Blanca Brewery is on the way back. It's only 1500 ft. from my driveway.
Mike C
March 28th 19, 02:16 AM
On Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 7:52:44 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> Four minutes max. I live two miles from the airport, and the Sierra Blanca Brewery is on the way back. It's only 1500 ft. from my driveway.
Around 40 minutes from Albuq to Moriarty
Dan Daly[_2_]
March 28th 19, 11:12 AM
83 km as the crow flies, 110 km by road. An hour ten minutes at best each way, two hours if there is traffic (Ottawa, Canada rush hour). Cost of diesel is $CAD1.10 /l or $USD3.10/USGal. I have an old travel trailer and stay at the airport when I fly.
Martin Gregorie[_6_]
March 28th 19, 12:37 PM
On Thu, 28 Mar 2019 04:12:54 -0700, Dan Daly wrote:
60-70 minutes each way by road (86 mile round trip).
Petrol is currently £1.169/litre.
My Ford Focus Estate does around 34 mpg (Imperial gallon).
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Richard Pfiffner[_2_]
March 28th 19, 02:35 PM
On Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 5:37:22 AM UTC-7, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Mar 2019 04:12:54 -0700, Dan Daly wrote:
>
> 60-70 minutes each way by road (86 mile round trip).
> Petrol is currently £1.169/litre.
> My Ford Focus Estate does around 34 mpg (Imperial gallon).
>
>
> --
> Martin | martin at
> Gregorie | gregorie dot org
House to Siskiyou Co Airport 11.8 miles can be delayed by cows on the road..
Richard
www.craggyaero.com
I fly out of the northern half of Utah and live in Salt Lake City area. There are currently 4 airports within a reasonable drive to fly gliders from. My primary airport is Nephi which takes about 50 minutes one way and secondary is Logan which takes about 1:45 one way. The other two airports are fun to fly at, but I don’t get up to them as much as I’d like.. They are each an hour drive each way.
Cheers,
Bruno - B4
Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)
March 28th 19, 04:27 PM
I do about 35 miles each way when I go. Mostly backroads since major roads get clogged from NYC metro area are heading back on a Sunday afternoon (I can see backed up traffic from Wurtsboro, NY to near the NY/NJ border on nice days......).
Yes, I should fly more........sigh.......
kirk.stant
March 28th 19, 05:53 PM
Almost exactly 1 mile from my house to my glider club's airport.
Why would anyone want to live further?
Kirk
66
JS[_5_]
March 28th 19, 07:04 PM
On Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 10:53:11 AM UTC-7, kirk.stant wrote:
> Almost exactly 1 mile from my house to my glider club's airport.
>
> Why would anyone want to live further?
>
> Kirk
> 66
Very good, Kirk. But Mark's way home via the brewery is hard to beat.
For me 9.5 miles / 15km / 15 minutes to the Segelflugplatz.
A brewery detour on the way back adds about 0.3 mi / 0.5km / an hour?
Resurrection of an old thread... By a single-seat Bocian!
Jim
6 miles 10 min. $12.00/winch tow to 2k 80miles xc to Grand Canyon with outstanding views :)
Dan Marotta
March 28th 19, 10:39 PM
Yes Mark, but I have Sierra Blanca beer in the fridge in my hangar. Push
the glider in, pop a cold one.Â* Oh yeah, 25 miles/30 minutes from home
to my hangar at Moriarty.
On 3/27/2019 7:52 PM, wrote:
> Four minutes max. I live two miles from the airport, and the Sierra Blanca Brewery is on the way back. It's only 1500 ft. from my driveway.
--
Dan, 5J
Well, of course I keep a supply of debriefing fluid in the hangar fridge, too. But the Brewery is handy for resupply purposes. And live music on weekends during the summer.
On Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 8:53:38 AM UTC-7, wrote:
> On May 20, 6:53 am, Hal > wrote:
> > On May 20, 6:42 am, "Wayne Paul" > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Four miles. The time required depends on whether I drive, ride my bike or
> > > walk.
> >
> > > Wayne
> > > HP-14 "Six Foxtrot"http://www.soaridaho.com/
> >
> > > "Nigel Rotherham" > wrote in message
> >
> > ...
> >
> > > > Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> > > > Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> > > > (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> > > > make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> > > > fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> > > > probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> > > > to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> > > > (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> > > > Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > > - Show quoted text -
> >
> > Two hours each way for Williams CA and three plus for Truckee although
> > it is a mix now as I purchased a motor glider and often fly out of the
> > local airport (15 minutes). I try to stay overnight if I go to the
> > gliderport as it is too tiring to do all the driving and fly. It is
> > expensive but the motorglider definetly makes it possible to fly more
> > often.
>
> From my home to the Ephrata airport is 97.8 miles (157 km) one way. I
> drive that distance almost every weekend. I used to fly from
> Wenatchee, WA and that distance from my house was 128.2 miles (206
> km). Every year for past 4 years I take a trip from my house in Pasco,
> WA to Montague, CA for a long weekend of flying (4 days) and that is
> 586 miles (943 km) one way and I don't think I am insane (at least not
> yet). So, the distance to travel issue is one that you can put up
> with.
>
> Jacek
> Pasco, WA
Jacek, sometime you should stop in at High Desert Soaring and cut some distance off your trip. I haven't flown out of Montague yet but the flying conditions are often better from Bend imho (if you can get the 8 miles from Bend south to Newberry crater/Paulina lake, sometimes it's stubborn). The club operates nearly every weekend.
Matt McBee
March 29th 19, 12:51 PM
It's roughly 3 hours one way from my house to either of the two places I fly: Chilhowee Gliderport and the Blue Ridge Soaring Society (New Castle, VA).
The travel time is major impediment to my flying, sadly.
Matt
John Foster
March 30th 19, 03:49 AM
On Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 6:25:08 AM UTC-6, Nigel Rotherham wrote:
> Hi everyone :-) GR8 to have service 'back'!
> Question for any / all interested: What is your travel time / distance
> (round trip?) from home to gliding / soaring club - site? Not that will
> make any difference to actual journey I need to take but knowing what
> fellow enthusiast 'endure' to enjoy our fantastic sport / hobby will
> probably make me feel 'much better' (s a factor in choosing which club
> to join here in South Africa)! From my home (Benoni) must allow 4 hrs
> (approx 350 Km) average for any of the 'local' clubs...
> Thanks in advance. FLY SAFE! very best regards Nigel R
Very few "local" options for me. The closest is 217 miles one way (349.2km), and the other is 231 miles (371.7km) in the opposite direction. However, I'm working on starting something truly local, within 3 miles of my home. Hopefully this summer!
Clemens Ceipek
March 30th 19, 03:01 PM
All these emails make me realize how lucky we are in Boulder, CO. Our little airport is right in town, there's great infrastructure (university, great restaurants, breweries; Denver and Denver Int'l are just 40 min away, etc), we have an active club w/ ~150 members and excellent club equipment, we fly on any day of the week, 12 months per year; there are great soaring conditions (10-15kt thermals from April to October up to 17,999; wave from November through March; 300+ days of sunshine/year). Cost of living, while high compared to the Midwest, is much cheaper than London, US East Coast, or Cali metros. And we're right at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains... Maybe you should consider joining us here? We'd love to have you! You could just ride your bike to the airport. :-) Cheers, Clemens
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