Avgas in France has reached $7.50/gal !

In article ,
says...


its been that price for the last year.

Well - not really. The price a year ago was about $6, so it's still up 25%.


Despite the fuel price rises the fall of the dollar against the Euro has kept
the price relatively stable.

It works both ways. The fall of the dollar has the effect of exaggerating the
cost increase, expressed in dollars. In EUROS, avgas has gone from about
1.30/l last year to 1.52/l today - a 17% increase. But since the dollar has
dropped from.833 to .77, the expressed result in dollars is exggerated. An
American travelling to Europe for some recreational flying would have paid
$6/gal a year ago, and $7.50/gal today, a 25% increase, expressed in dollars.

Just checked the rental price of a C-172R at a flying club outside Paris.
It's EUR149 ($194)/hr.

G Faris

It works both ways. The fall of the dollar has the effect of exaggerating
the
cost increase, expressed in dollars. In EUROS, avgas has gone from about
1.30/l last year to 1.52/l today - a 17% increase. But since the dollar
has
dropped from.833 to .77, the expressed result in dollars is exggerated. An
American travelling to Europe for some recreational flying would have paid
$6/gal a year ago, and $7.50/gal today, a 25% increase, expressed in
dollars.

Just checked the rental price of a C-172R at a flying club outside Paris.
It's EUR149 ($194)/hr.


Exactly the same as the UK..........

In article ,
says...


Just checked the rental price of a C-172R at a flying club outside Paris.
It's EUR149 ($194)/hr.


Exactly the same as the UK..........


If I had checked outside the Paris area, I would not have found that price.
But then, I would not have found a 172R either - about the most recent thing I
would have found is a 172M - probably about $140/h if I looked hard.

Greg

Hmmm, I think about migrating to France.
$9.80/USgallon overhere at the moment.

-Kees, The Netherlands

P.S. No money left to start a revolution.

Hmmm, I think about migrating to France.
$9.80/USgallon overhere at the moment.

Yikes! I hope you have wonderful, um, whatever, for all that money.

Sorry to hear that, Kees.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In most countries flying is for the rich people.
The ones who fly here were rich ones.

To be honest, a short hop over the border saves about $2/gallon. My
little plane just burns 4.7 gallon/hour. I can live with that.

Have a nice weekend,
Kees

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 13:17:52 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

Yikes! I hope you have wonderful, um, whatever, for all that money.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

you can legally buy pot there ... :-)

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