A Flight I Denied (172RG To Fiji) Lets Wish Him Luck he is "Enroute"

NW_Pilot wrote:
"Erik" wrote in message
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NW_Pilot wrote:

Flight was not worth $2,000 to me I guess to some one it was!!! I
wanted $3,500 Labor Single Engine over the big Pond Ummmm I guess
he is tanked with 200 gallons total onboard.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N9484B

Lets wish this pilot some good luck on this trip whoever it may be.

Well, that link has a route to Hawaii from Hayward. It does say that
a 172 is going 2300+ miles.

I wonder where the fuel stops are going to be. Is it even possible
for a 172 to carry that much fuel?


He is tanked with 200 gallons of fuel onboard!!! He has more than
enough range to make it direct. I am just not sitting my rear in a
Ratty OLD 172RG for 18 hours.... Then have to do it Again the Next
Day and the Next!!!! Not for $2,000 No way!!! Now if it was a New 182
or 206 Yea, But I Still would charge more than $2,000 ($2,000 labor
is what the job was offering for 4 days worth of risk)

50+ hours of retract time for the log book. That's worth $7560 to some young
buck. Plus he gets to hang out in Fiji and chill for a few days.

I wouldn't do it for 5 times that much today but 20 years ago. Probably.