"Jon" wrote in message
ups.com...
Just curious, how long does it nominally take the little guys (say a
Piper or something that can make it w/o having to re-fuel) to get from
BOS to DCA, assuming weather isn't an issue?

That "weather thing" would be a big assumption. Even if pilot and plane
are instrument rated (many are not) the traveling schedule of your average
"Piper or something" is very vulnerable to bad weather. More than one
pilot-traveler has abandoned an airplane and taken the airlines home to wait for
better weather to return and fetch the family airplane. I am an enthusiastic
pilot, but realize that light airplanes do not make good travel tools unless you
have significant flexibility in your schedule and are willing to change your
plans in the interest of safety.

Vaughn