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From: rb@houxn.UUCP (R.BOTWIN)
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Subject: Re: Speed of flying vs driving
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Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 10:04:29 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 15 10:04:29 1985
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My first trip after finally getting my private was from Robbinsville, NJ
to Rutherfordton, NC (near TN border) to visit my brother.
Including a half hour pit stop at Chesterfield, VA
for refueling the plane's tank and draining mine
(also to get a bag of potato chips)...the trip was 5 hours door-to door.

Commercial flights were unavailable, as anything big couldn't land
as close, and driving would have been a minimum of 15 hours...

This was a labor day weekend. We started out early Sat, and got there Sat
afternoon.
We had the rest of Sat, all day Sun, and Mon morning to enjoy ourselves...
We wound up leaving around 10 AM, only because of forecasts of thunderstorms
due in to NJ late afternoon (after 5)...we arrived at 3PM.

Aside from this being my wife's first long trip, and impressing her
with all the assistance available on VFR flight (radar vectors, VOR's, etc.),
it was enjoyable and exciting. The only problem was the ringing in our
ears from the loud engine noise of the C172 (gotta get headphones one of
these days!)

This trip could not have been done in the time available any other way!!! 

	Rob Botwin, N2FC
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