Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site harpo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!harpo!mls From: mls@harpo.UUCP Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Flying vs Driving Message-ID: <2641@harpo.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 17:24:27 EST Article-I.D.: harpo.2641 Posted: Mon Jan 14 17:24:27 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Jan-85 04:46:41 EST Sender: mls@harpo.UUCP Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany Lines: 28 Nf-ID: #N::35400009:000:1123 Nf-From: !mls Jan 14 17:24:00 1985 I have read the discussions of driving vs flying. There is a place for both particularly when your wife is unwilling to fly. Any comments on how to handle that? I do agree that stopping for fuel can be time consuming especially if you are IFR. However I have done to family reunions and funerals in one day that would have taken two days driving. I circle the family house and they come to meet me at the airport. I live near Morristown, NJ and my son goes to Ursinus at Collegeville, Pa. Driving takes two hours and leaves me somewhat frustrated because of traffice congestion. If I fly and take a folding bicycle it takes 1:45 minutes. I saved 15 minutes but I am relaxed and got about 20 minutes of good exercise. I have flown to Florida three time with my kids. However with the event of New York Air and Peoplexpress, it is cheaper to fly commerical. However when I flew prviately I stopped at Atlanta on time at Stone Mountain, another time at Charlette NC , and another time at Nashville for Oprey Land Park. I enjoy flying and try to make it work whenever I can. Irv McNair ATT Bell Labs Whippany NJ