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0 pointsAWildC1826y ago0 comments

Depends on the car though. My econobox could turn a profit driving around at those rates but an F-150 might have issues. Hell, for those rates you could turn a profit renting a light aircraft for the trip in some parts of the country if you used the by-road distance (something like Telluride to Denver) as occasionally happens if you are good at bargaining with your expense people.

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aftbit6y ago

Wow you maybe could.

Telluride -> Denver is 360 miles by road. At $0.58/mile that's ~$210.

KTEX -> KDEN is 190nm, call it 2 hours in a Cessna 172 with run-up and taxi. I can't find aircraft rental rates there in 5 minutes of search, but anything under $105/hr wet would make it cheaper than driving at IRS rates.

Telluride is at 9070 feet elevation though, so make sure you know how to fly in the mountains!

AWildC182OP6y ago

Really, just do KBJC/BDU/APA -> KTEX and back. You'll save some money and BJC in particular rents at insanely low rates[1]. If you're in a flying club or own an EAB aircraft you can do even better.

Also, yea, mountain training is a must. I wouldn't actually take a 172 up there but a 182 or Archer would be fine in nice weather.

[1] http://www.rmflight.com/n4547e---172n.html

criddell6y ago

How does aircraft rental work? If I wanted to do the flight you are talking about for the weekend, is the rental fee per hour of flight?

If so, say I have a two hour flight Friday, leave it parked until Sunday, then a two hour flight back. Four hours of flying and 36 hours of sitting. What would the final charge be?

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