Seeking twice monthly air ride between N. San Diego area and Bakersfield CA

On 31 Jan 2007 01:41:33 -0800, wrote in
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Anyway, I would be happy to pay for the gas if it's not too awfully
high, but I can't afford charter rates.

The FAA prevents pilots from providing charter service without
complying with Part 135 regulations. They are permitted to carry
passengers on flights THAY are planning, or on flights of which there
is a commonality of purpose. In such cases, the maximum compensation
paid by passengers is limited to a share of the expense of the flight
(fuel, aircraft rental fee, landing fee) commensurate with the number
of occupants in the aircraft; thus the maximum compensation permitted
by regulation for a flight by a pilot and a single passenger is 50% of
the flight expenses.

Your best bet, is to heir a flight instructor to transport you (while
providing instruction if you choose), or perhaps:
http://pilotsharetheride.com/

How long will you be staying in Bakersfield on a typical trip?

Larry Dighera wrote:
Your best bet, is to heir a flight instructor to transport you (while
providing instruction if you choose

It's probably about a 185 nm from San Diego to Bakersfield (depending
upon which airports you are using and what detours ATV might inflict
upon you... Probably 1.5-2 hours depending upon the winds and aircraft
crusing speed, vs about a 4-4.5 hour drive... A quick check over at one
of the flight schools in the San Diego area ended with aircraft rental
rates of $80, $95, and $125 for a C-152, C-172, and new model C-172
respectively... Instructors rent for $45 per hour... If the instructor
can't wait around for you, you're looking at around $500 just to get
there... Of course the kicker is that you'll probably arrive there
quicker in the C-152 than you would with a commercial flight since I
believe that all of the commercial flights go through LAX and take at
least 3 hours to get from San Diego to Bakersfield... Even if you rented
an instructor and aircraft for a one-way flight, it's not totally out of
line pricewise considering what some of the flights from San Diego to
Bakersfield are going for...

"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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Larry Dighera wrote:
Your best bet, is to heir a flight instructor to transport you (while
providing instruction if you choose

It's probably about a 185 nm from San Diego to Bakersfield (depending upon
which airports you are using and what detours ATV might inflict upon
you...

Snip

If you find you are having to detour around ATVs, may I suggest a slightly
higher altitude?

;O)

Sorry, couldn't let it go...

Jay B

Jay Beckman wrote:
If you find you are having to detour around ATVs, may I suggest a slightly
higher altitude?

;O)

Sorry, couldn't let it go...

ROTFLMAO!

Interesting how close the 'V' and 'C' keys are on the keyboard and how
that one slight mistake really changes the meaning of the statement...
And the humor of it, of course... Good catch...