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From: brent@phoenix.UUCP (Brent P. Callahan)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Speed of flying vs driving
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Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 14:55:50 EST
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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
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