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Old 04-26-2014, 12:08 AM
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I grew up flying around the country in my Dad's 170 Cessna. I had to show my wife the replies here because she is worried about all the stuff we'll miss flying instead of doing the road trip thing. I kept telling her it wouldn't be a problem getting a car where ever we land. She still hasn't been able to wrap her head around the "courtesy car thing".
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Old 04-26-2014, 04:14 AM
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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.
You haven't spent enough money. My airline actually has plane side Mercedes service for the high rollers.

Airlines suck as a passenger, until it's 500 and 1/2, especially up and down the west coast.
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Old 04-26-2014, 05:51 AM
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fly into an FBO and arrange for a red carpet for you wife. she will remember that.
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Old 04-26-2014, 06:25 AM
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I really dislike the commercial aviation travel experience.

I live 10 minutes from my plane. It's important to remember that, not only do we get to avoid the arrive early - check in - get TSA assaulted - wait for departure, etc scene, BUT I can also arrive at my destination (and usually at an airport closer to my actual destination) SOONER than if I flew commercial.

I'm in Texas right now....heading back toward Florida later today.....it's THE ONLY WAY TO TRAVEL!
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Old 04-26-2014, 07:34 AM
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You guys have all got it wrong. With your own Citation and crew, you don't even have to preflight or put it away.....just get on and off. Still get curb side vehicle.
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Old 04-26-2014, 02:54 PM
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Here all this time I've gotten in all wrong. Maybe the recent rash of CBP stops for GA flights is the Fed's way of "extending" their services so us GA folk don't miss out on the whole "airline experience" when we fly...
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Old 04-26-2014, 03:12 PM
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Default I love the airline experience - not!

I was traveling DCA to TUL via a connecting flight in Atlanta Thursday when I change in plans necessitated that I discontinue my trip and return to DCA directly. The airline "service" representative I was referred to by the gate agent asked to see my unused boarding pass (for the second leg of my flight) then said it would cost $800 to return to DCA. I told he I didn't want a first class ticket. He said it wasn't, that re-booking my exist flight just cost that much. I told him to trash the boarding pass, and just sell me a one-way Atlanta to DCA ticket. After discussing this with a couple of other "service" reps (there were no other customers at the counter - just five agents all listening to this) he determined that he could do as I ask, and sold me a $400 coach ticket home.

Can anyone imaging giving up this kind of personal service and flying your own plane????
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Old 04-26-2014, 03:20 PM
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fly into an FBO and arrange for a red carpet for you wife. she will remember that.
Or arrange for a horse drawn carriage to pick you up. Not terribly cheap, but on a cost/benefit analysis it is an incredible value.
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Old 04-26-2014, 03:21 PM
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You haven't spent enough money. My airline actually has plane side Mercedes service for the high rollers.

Airlines suck as a passenger, until it's 500 and 1/2, especially up and down the west coast.
Nope, airlines suck is still an absolute in that case. That situation just translates into the "weather sucks" category.
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Old 04-26-2014, 07:44 PM
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Default Flying from Tx to Fl.

I'm in Texas right now....heading back toward Florida later today.....it's THE ONLY WAY TO TRAVEL!

Arlen, How long did you take to fly from TX to Fl. I am planning on flying to TX in October if I have my RV6 by then for a cruise and was wondering how long it would take. I am going to be flying from Orlando/Leesburg area to Galviston, Tx. Please let me know. I am just trying to see if it is coast beneficial to fly the RV or go the dreaded Airlines.

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