"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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The Army would reimburse private airtravel at the POV (automotive) rates
provided
we got our division chief to sign off on it being "more advantageous to
the government"
than other modes of travel. Actually, you needed the same sign off to
drive your
car on government business. Of course, it wasn't hard to prove that
personal car
travel was more advantageous as the alternative was to go out and rent a
car
instead (We used to do this).

The AF was the same way -- If you were flying *your* airplane. Problem was
that the TDY mileage rate wouldn't come close to covering your true
expenses. OTOH, if you rented a plane (typically from the aero club), they
considered it a "hired vehicle" and paid the full amount of the rental,
tiedowns, etc. up to the cost of the commercial airline ticket. And you
could use all travelers in your cost justification, so with two traveling
you could almost always cover the entire cost of the rental.