Even with the gas increase the rate is $47.00 for the Champ and Cub where I
fly. Really is a hard to beat price. I'd be flying very cheaply if I could
ever get finished with the training part .
Sunny and calm could be a rarity in New England in fall and winter. I
don't mind the winds so much..in a reasonable amount that is. But I'd much
rather have the ceiling higher than what it was Saturday.
I'm just waiting for Jay to open the Sport Pilot Training program at his
Inn. Have a Cub and Champ suite, and a CFI to give a sport pilot course in
the Inn's own Cub/Champ.

Patrick
student SP
aircraft structural mech

"Cub Driver" usenet AT danford DOT net wrote in message
...
On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 12:07:11 -0500, "W P Dixon"
wrote:

Rates went up a few bucks an hour for rental (fuel prices), but still a
great deal.And still a month long wait if you cancel a flight! Maybe where
the cost of flying is reasonable , people fly? Just a grass field with
more
traffic than I see at most Municipal Airports.

The rate, astonishingly, has remained at $75 for the Cub through all
the gasoline antics, but I reckon the shoe will drop at the turn of
the year. (It was $50/hr when I started nine years ago.)

For the plane I fly, it's not easy to get time the way I fly, which is
to watch the wx and call up the day before or the morning of. But
there's a second, less desirable Cub on the airfield, and that is
almost always available.

For me the limiting factor is weather. I like it sunny and calm, and
that's a rarity in New England, especially in the autumn.



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