Re: What is going on with 2024 the SCCBC season?

On 2024-07-29 13:30, Tom Elam wrote:

The amazing part for me was Tommie suggesting that flying in economy on
an airliner was somehow something to be looked forward to...
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...for the FLYING ITSELF!

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If that really is the case, then he’d better never ever choose an aisle
seat 😜

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Oh, and one more thing:
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Fun fact:  the cruising velocity of a cruise ship is closer to that of a
Cessna than a Cessna’s velocity is to a commercial jet (eg 737).
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And yes, a cruise will take longer to go the same distance (of course), but
it’s not only more comfortable, but the food is much better (& there’s a
private bath)…and no layovers at Denver or Chicago while en route.
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IIRC, the longest cruise we’ve taken to date was a bit over 2500 miles.
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-hh

 OK, checking Expedia for a cruise from Carmel to Luddington MI. Website can't find that, or a direct commercial airline itinerary either.
 Indy International to Muskegon/return is about $600 each on our travel dates and the scheduled trip time alone is about 7-12 hours on the flight schedule via ORD plus the drive to Ludington and having to be at the airport 1-2 hours ahead each way. It's a 2.5 hour Cessna flight with about an hour each way to get to the airport, load up and get airborne. The aircraft will cost about $650 to rent, about half airfare. A variable is weather, but with my IFR rating I can very likely work around that. The airlines are hardly 100% reliable either.
 Our Santiago to Fort Lauderdale trip was about 4,800 miles, and the food was excellent. Stops were OK, but the Canal was the highlight.

But the hilarious part remains you claiming that flying in coach is some kind of thrill.