Distance to Airport

In article . net, "Mike Z."
writes:

I am in the same situation as Bob.

An airport 10 minutes away but my plane is 50 minutes.

Any truth to the saying "the further away the boat, the more you use it"?

I have the same kind of choice.

I'm 10 minutes from KCLE, a class B with lots of in and out problems and high
cost of hanger.

I'm 30 minutes from KLPR, good choice but hanger is $250/month.

I'm 40 minutes from I64, OK airport with hanger at $100/month and cheap gas.

I'm at I64. G

Chuck

PS There is no question re the boat. I have several examples of people that
moved to the Lake Erie shore, kept the boat at the door, and then stopped using
it.

"Mike Z." wrote:

Any truth to the saying "the further away the boat, the more you use it"?

I've not found that to be the case. I don't fly as often based at Old Bridge
as I did when I was based at Kupper. The drive to Kupper used to be 20 to 30
minutes. That to Old Bridge runs 45 minutes or a bit more. That extra hour of
driving time somehow makes it impossible to get anything else done on a flying
afternoon.

George Patterson
You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud.

Heh, I've found this. My garden is overgrown with brambles,
my house is a mess and my cars need washing and polishing.
I find my whole day's shot...I tend not to get up early on
Saturdays anyway (see working time below...usually too tired
by Saturday!) and with an hour drive each way and it getting
dark early now...

And I was in work until 5.45am this morning working enough
overtime to pay for the damned plane! :-)

Paul
(5.30pm on a Friday evening now...just a few more hours to
do... :-) )

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
...
That extra hour of
driving time somehow makes it impossible to get anything else done on a
flying
afternoon.

Paul Sengupta wrote:

And I was in work until 5.45am this morning working enough
overtime to pay for the damned plane! :-)

Reminds me of my father. He loved golf, and we lived across the street from a
country club. He took a second job to pay his links fees. Then he never had
time to play.

George Patterson
You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud.

50 min. drive early Sat. morning or 1 hr 50 min. week days to go to my baby,
sitting out in the open, in a coastal airport, for 250$ a month. The pitts.
G. N. P., Socata Tampico Club, TB-9, SX-ADE

That's got to be one of the tougher situations. On the open ramp for
$250/month and a 50 to 110 minute drive? I guess I'll stop complaining
about my little 30 minute drive. My cost for tie-down is $45/month at a
pretty fancy FBO, so I'll not complain about that either.

I am surprised by how many people have a half hour or more trip to their
plane. A dedicated bunch we are.

JimC

"g n p" wrote in message
...
50 min. drive early Sat. morning or 1 hr 50 min. week days to go to my
baby,
sitting out in the open, in a coastal airport, for 250$ a month. The
pitts.
G. N. P., Socata Tampico Club, TB-9, SX-ADE

35 miles, 35 minutes from home or office

JimC wrote:

This got me curious about the situation that others have. So, how about it?
How far do you live from your plane and how long do you typically spend
driving to get there?

Dunno the distance (I feel distance is unimportant in a State in which it takes
15 to 30 minutes to travel 5 miles). It takes me about 45 minutes to drive to
the airport.

George Patterson
You can dress a hog in a tuxedo, but he still wants to roll in the mud.

As the Beech flys, its less than 5 miles and 3 minutes from the house to the
airport.

As the blazer drives, its 15 miles, a half hour, several twisted mountain
roads, one state line, two bridges (one spanning the Columbia), three
towns, four stop signs, two stop lights and one security gate away.

Yes, I'd rather be flying.

--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR

"JimC" wrote in message
...

This got me curious about the situation that others have. So, how about
it?
How far do you live from your plane and how long do you typically spend
driving to get there?

Regular Home: 28 miles, 25 minutes
Work: 4 miles, 10 minutes
Summer Home: 50 feet