Originally Posted by
AZFlyer
I imagine the GA guys are likely to agree these days, as well. You can't fly an archer on even a 400nm trip for less than maybe $600-$700 (rental + gas) I figure. So being *forced* to pay that much to travel several thousand miles in the safety and comfort of an airliner is a STEAL.
So true, dude. I just went to get checked out in a 2005 182 (with the nice G1000). 1.5 hour flight plus instructor time was $435! And the damn jack-off CFI wants me to do another flight because even though I handled the plane fine he wants me to get "more experience with the nav." I don't need the nav, I'm a daytime VFR fair weather flyer when I fly civilian! I'm getting checked out because my father-in-law wants to fly every now and then, but doesn't want to drop all the coin for getting his own license (retiring soon). Wants to take trips to Monterey and stuff. It is only about a 1.6 to Monterey, but to get there and back is going to be about $700. Much quicker than driving the 5.5 hours with the wives though.