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From: sean@ukma.UUCP (Sean Casey)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Speed of flying vs driving
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Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 03:21:25 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 18 03:21:25 1985
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We often fly down to Hilton Head Island, S.C. from Lexington  Ky.
to  spend  a week soaking up the sun. By car, it's over 12 hours.
By Beechcraft, total time from front door to condo is  between  4
and  5  hours  (conservatively).   Flying time is between 3 and 4
hours, depending on wind. If we leave at  9am,  that  practically
gives us an extra day.  Even for shorter trips, you don't have to
go far at 200 MPH to outweigh the slighly longer embark/disembark
times.

  A great deal of the delays you  speak  of  can  be  avoided  by
planning  ahead.  Familiarty with both airports can chop off even
more minutes.  For example, Fuel stops  don't  have  to  take  30
minutes.  Well  planned fuel stops take about the same time a car
stop would (Family goes to bathroom, gets some soft drinks.  When
all  of  family gets back, plane is fueled).  Most airports, even
small ones, have better bathrooms than gas stations.

Personally, I much prefer flying to driving. I find that time  in
a plane passes very quickly while driving drags on and on and on.
Not only that, but most car seats cause me severe back pain after
5-6 hours.

Enough Ramblin,

Sean