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Is this the death of GA
B A R R Y wrote in
: On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:44:05 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip wrote: In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15 How much would Caesar have paid to rent? Groan! bertie |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: writes: When my father flew in the late 60s and early 70s, he paid $25/ hour (wet) for a Cherokee 140 as a member of a club ($25/month dues). He also bought a new 1969 Ford Galaxie 500 for $1900. (2 doors, 302 V-8, foam green with Landau vinyl roof -- sweet) Of course he was proud to earn $200+/week. So if he earned $104,000 a year today, the cost of aviation would be about the same for him. What's it to you? You don't fly. Bertie |
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On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:20:44 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote: B A R R Y wrote in : On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:44:05 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip wrote: In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15 How much would Caesar have paid to rent? Groan! bertie I thought we were working backward! |
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"B A R R Y" wrote in message ... On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:44:05 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip wrote: In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15 How much would Caesar have paid to rent? Wouldn't Caesar have been over 1100 years old in 1069. The Holy Roman Empire Aviation Administration probably would have pulled his ticket by then. Or maybe you mean Augustus. He WAS a few years younger. :-) |
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On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:50:21 GMT, "muff528"
wrote: "B A R R Y" wrote in message .. . On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:44:05 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip wrote: In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15 How much would Caesar have paid to rent? Wouldn't Caesar have been over 1100 years old in 1069. The Holy Roman Empire Aviation Administration probably would have pulled his ticket by then. Or maybe you mean Augustus. He WAS a few years younger. :-) Of course! Since I thought Bertie was working backward in time... Cro-magnon man would get paid to rent! |
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On Feb 23, 8:41*am, "
wrote: I had an airplane that I had to sacrifice for graduate school 4 years ago. Now finish and looking to get back in the game, I find local avgas prices in my area range from over $6 to over $7!!! (Up from $2.30). I know the price of gas has gone up but man, those increases have been amplified in aviation. It looks like I am going to have to take up sailboating instead. |
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On Feb 23, 4:19 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
" wrote : On Feb 23, 3:44 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: " wrote innews:b73e40b0-849e-4e59-9b72- m: It's true that aviation costs have increased, but the price of everything has increased as the value of money changes over time (always less value per unit) Aviation has never been "cheap." $5.00 2008 dollars equals 81 cents in 1967 dollars. ( http://www.westegg.com/inflation/) So $25/ hour rental for an airplane in 1975 should be $104 in today's dollars. Which is about right. When my father flew in the late 60s and early 70s, he paid $25/ hour (wet) for a Cherokee 140 as a member of a club ($25/month dues). Then he was paying over twice what he would have at an FBO. In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15 Bertie True. But, this was in Jersey (Caldwell) where everything is always far more expensive for the dubious privilege of experiencing it in New Jersey. Everybody hates New Jersey -- but somebody has to live there. This was also in New Jersey... A cherokee wouldn't have hit 25 an hour until the late seventies at least. Bertie Hmm.. Probably the case -- I don't think I paid attention to anything more than $10 until '73 or so... I'll amend and say when he told me how much it cost I remember $25/ hour. that was 74ish..? |
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" wrote in
: On Feb 23, 4:19 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: " wrote innews:6188c88e-8824-4ce1-ab15-e7e3822d91c9 @o10g2000hsf.googlegroups.c om: On Feb 23, 3:44 pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote: " wrote innews:b73e40b0-849e-4e59-9b72- m: It's true that aviation costs have increased, but the price of everything has increased as the value of money changes over time (always less value per unit) Aviation has never been "cheap." $5.00 2008 dollars equals 81 cents in 1967 dollars. ( http://www.westegg.com/inflation/) So $25/ hour rental for an airplane in 1975 should be $104 in today's dollars. Which is about right. When my father flew in the late 60s and early 70s, he paid $25/ hour (wet) for a Cherokee 140 as a member of a club ($25/month dues). Then he was paying over twice what he would have at an FBO. In 1069 a Cessna 150 was 8-10 an hour and a cherokee was 12-15 Bertie True. But, this was in Jersey (Caldwell) where everything is always far more expensive for the dubious privilege of experiencing it in New Jersey. Everybody hates New Jersey -- but somebody has to live there. This was also in New Jersey... A cherokee wouldn't have hit 25 an hour until the late seventies at least. Bertie Hmm.. Probably the case -- I don't think I paid attention to anything more than $10 until '73 or so... I'll amend and say when he told me how much it cost I remember $25/ hour. that was 74ish..? Nah, much later for a Cherokee 140,. and that was at an FBO. remember, gas was only a bit over 60 cents a gallon in 74. Even in 78 I remember flying a Citabria for under 20 an hour and that has the same engine. I was paying $14 an hour for a 172, club rates, in 1976. That was wet BTW. I think Monthly dues were about the same. If you were in the NYC area it was probably a few bucks more, but only a few. Bertie |
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Hi,
In article , Bertie the wrote: Ooops 1969 That's the year I was born Andy |
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