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Work trip to KHXD

Brantel

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Work trip to Hilton Head to attend a class all week. Decided to use the RV to get here! 1:38 flight time vs 6hr drive! No brainer!

Line guy was awesome and delivered the rental plane side. Impressed the wife who gets to lounge by the pool and the beach all week while I sit in class!

Don't want to even think about how much fuel cost here!

Love getting to use the plane for trips!
 
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Nice! Bully's BBQ has great ribs! Or Truffles for dinner is always nice.

Yes, the line people and CSR's are great at HXD, but the gas is expensive.

You are so close to home you shiuld only have to buy the minumim 10 gallons.
 
Colors

Brian,
Glad to see you back to normal flying again.
Great use of the RV.
Still love your choice of colors on the plane.
 
Airnav reports:
avgas $7.15 ($0.50 discount on weekends)
ramp fee $40 (waived with fuel purchase)
facility fee $5.
parking $8/night

Not too bad for a resort area, as long as you don't need too much gas.
 
You can swing into KAQX or KJYL for much less expensive AVGAS, as well as 3J1 (not as cheap), where several RVs are built and based.
 
khxd

The quality of service at hxd is well worth the high cost of fuel.And you only have to buy 10 gallons. Armondo
 
Airnav reports:
avgas $7.15 ($0.50 discount on weekends)
ramp fee $40 (waived with fuel purchase)
facility fee $5.
parking $8/night

Not too bad for a resort area, as long as you don't need too much gas.

Thats why I found KLBT. It's just far enough away to burn 10 gallons so when I land at HXD I would only have to take the minimum and have a full tank to head home. Well, that was the old days when I lived up north....now I have to choose a non-stop 2.5 hour flight with expensive gas or save a few dollars and stop.

Either way, HXD is a grat place :D
 
Back home to reality!

276.8 NM direct one way
1:38 to @ 9500
1:37 from @ 10500

~170 knot average

Beats 6-6.5 hr drive any day!

Flight home was 95% CAVU. Some clouds over the mountains around Asheville. Hot and hazy dropping down out of the clear near home base.

as for current prices on Hilton Head, hear is what I paid:

Fuel: $6.40/gal including all taxes, fees and weekend special

Handling charge of $43 was waived since I purchased > 10 gal

Ramp Parking: $10 per night

Infrastructure Fee: $5

Rental car was almost $100 more for the week by going thru the FBO which is typical I imagine.

Overall it was not as bad as I had imagined since this is a resort island destination that is mostly private.

The FBO line folks were awesome. Best service I have ever received!
 
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