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Old 04-25-2014, 12:19 PM
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Angry I hate airliners

Just boarded plane for trip from PDX TO PHX. I'd almost be there by now left the house at 7:30 AM now it 11:17. Gotta keep pounding those rivets, I know it'll BE WORTH IT!!!
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Old 04-25-2014, 12:27 PM
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Default Nah...

IF you flew yourself, you'd miss out on the wonderful airport parking fee's, being groped by the TSA, and the lovely line that forms 30 minutes before boarding. Not to mention crying babies, drooling seatmates, etc. Keep flying commercial...it's the journey not the destination!
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Old 04-25-2014, 12:32 PM
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Just boarded plane for trip from PDX TO PHX. I'd almost be there by now left the house at 7:30 AM now it 11:17. Gotta keep pounding those rivets, I know it'll BE WORTH IT!!!
I never knew how much I disliked them till I finished and started flying the RV. Just flew to Page, AZ last week. It would have been many times as long and more expensive if I was going to fly commercially, not to mention the headache and poor service the airlines offer now days.

Love flying the RV to my destinations, other than overseas trips
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Old 04-25-2014, 12:40 PM
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My wife (later) was completely blown away with the rental-car-brought-to-the-plane treatment, and now expects routine trips by RV. Haven't had the rental car waiting for me 10-ft from a 737 yet.
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Old 04-25-2014, 12:40 PM
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When you fly your own and taxi up to the FBO and a nice lineman parks you out front while another brings your rental car around behind the plane, then the first starts loading your luggage. You walk inside to the bathroom, say hello to the smiling counter girl then drive off down the road thinking - this was too easy, something MUST be missing.
Keep pounding those rivets.
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Old 04-25-2014, 04:31 PM
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When you fly your own and taxi up to the FBO and a nice lineman parks you out front while another brings your rental car around behind the plane, then the first starts loading your luggage. You walk inside to the bathroom, say hello to the smiling counter girl then drive off down the road thinking - this was too easy, something MUST be missing.
Keep pounding those rivets.

Just avoiding TSA "grope rape" was worth the ~12 years of effort for me. Argh.
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Old 04-25-2014, 05:07 PM
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When you fly your own and taxi up to the FBO and a nice lineman parks you out front while another brings your rental car around behind the plane, then the first starts loading your luggage. You walk inside to the bathroom, say hello to the smiling counter girl then drive off down the road thinking - this was too easy, something MUST be missing.
Keep pounding those rivets.
Ya! I'm showing this thread to MY wife. She flew Southwest to PHX from SEA, via RNO today. I know she's hating airliners right now!
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Old 04-25-2014, 05:33 PM
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Admit it.

Y'all are just a bunch of elitist snobs.

Me too
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Old 04-25-2014, 05:40 PM
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no one mentioned the fancy FBOs that have the warm chocolate chip cookies waiting for you. :-) door-to-door times are what matters. I can match Portland to LA, especially considering I'm not flying into LAX.
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Old 04-25-2014, 06:03 PM
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