Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site phoenix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!phoenix!brent From: brent@phoenix.UUCP (Brent P. Callahan) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Speed of flying vs driving Message-ID: <972@phoenix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 14:55:50 EST Article-I.D.: phoenix.972 Posted: Mon Jan 14 14:55:50 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 15-Jan-85 02:23:29 EST References: <693@ihnp4.UUCP> <797@amdahl.UUCP> <242@terak.UUCP> <19096@lanl.ARPA> <257@terak.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft NJ Lines: 31 This discussion assumes that you can proceed to your destination by road in more-or-less a straight line. Convenience becomes biased heavily on the side of the aeroplane when various road-inhibiting obstacles or heavy traffic are placed in the way. I've done most of my flying in New Zealand. A country where the multilane highway reduces to single lane 30 miles out of the city. With lots of hilly terrain, the roads can get narrow and winding - in a vertical plane as well! That can greatly reduce the average speed of a car. Living in Auckland, my wife and I used to take weekend trips to Napier or New Plymouth. Leaving after work on a Friday evening, we could make it by 11 pm - 6 hours of driving in slow, unpassable traffic. Taking an aircraft (Warrior) we're there in 2 hours in time for dinner with our host (who were delighted to meet us at the airport). Flying between the North and South Island was magic! The Cook Strait ferry crossing takes 3 hours from roll on to roll off across about 30 miles vs 15 min by air. Auckland to Christchurch is 7 hours + 1 hour refueling stop. By road: 14 hours driving + 3 hours ferry (if you don't miss it). Brent Callaghan -- Brent Callaghan AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft, NJ {ihnp4|hogpc|pegasus}!phoenix!brent (201) 576-4439