Word...would much rather just fly than ride in the back. Many of the reasons Sonic posted is why I almost never non-rev. Between flying for the airlines and being in the military, I've traveled plenty enough to be pretty content with enjoying stuff locally, driving shorter distance or just flying myself if it's within 600ish NM. In the time it takes me to get from my house to the gate (with reasonable pads), I can be 400ish miles into a flight. Even flying in an old Cherokee 6 or Bonanza, you get treated great at most FBOs.