[Rhodes22-list] Not So Good Gas Mileage!

[Brad Haslett]

John,

The initial cost is not that bad, it's all the downstream expense that
hurts.  Unlike sailing though, the liquor costs are zero.  I need to clean
the rust off my Airframe&Powerplant mechanic certificate that hasn't been
used in thirty years to save some dough on minor routine maintenance.  When
the Mississippi Coast gets some docks rebuilt I'd like to move my boat there
and put a  Rhodes 22 in my current slip  inland.  That may be awhile, right
now I'm too sore to sail from the beating my wife gave me over buying a
plane!

Brad

On 10/12/06, john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> now thats sailing!! and i hope not, but i''ve heard planes are more
> expensive than sailboats!!
>
> Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:  Well, despite all the preaching
> about reducing hydrocarbon consumption, I
> did something yesterday afternoon before leaving for Orlando that is
> definitely not in line with conservation. I bought an old Beechcraft
> Bonanza. It moves at 150 knots but only gets about 15MPG, about the same
> as
> the old conversion van I use as ghetto cruiser/pickup-truck/tow vehicle.
> The Bonanza should make the Memphis-Gulfport trip in two hours versus the
> six and half it now takes driving. I can fly on the pax airlines for free
> provided I don't object to the parking fees, the 30 minute trip from
> parking
> to the terminal, the full body cavity search, the "you're not fat but your
> ass won't fit in a Barbie jet seat", the connection in Atlanta, the
> "somebody forgot to show at the gate to park the airplane delay" on
> arrival,
> etc., etc. And they call it a service industry. Anyway, the Bonanza should
> be fun, if not expensive.
>
> Brad
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