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Aviation Forum / General / Soaring / September 2008Barnstormer's "A Year of Soaring"
Kinda cool... http://www.barnstormers.com/eFLYER/2008/033-eFLYER-FA01-Soaring.html -Paul With the increase in costs of power flying, one would believe a program focused on power pilots would see some positive results for soaring. Thanks for the post! LT >With the increase in costs of power flying, one would believe a >program focused on power pilots would see some positive results for >soaring. Thanks for the post! You must be kidding. Gliding costs *lots* more than power flying -- by at least 3 to 1. Alan > In article <74edfaad-925c-4da4-953f-839b931d7...@w39g2000prb.googlegroups.com> HoUdino <lars...@aol.com> writes: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Alan Not in my experience, ever. The cheapest power flying I ever did was $19.50/hour wet for a C152 out of the Fort Lewis Flying Club, WA, circa 1976. I have fond memories of 50pence ($1US) five hour flights from winch launches (RAF clubs). In the early 1990's while in the UK, the number of second launches off the winch I took to commit soaring could be counted on one hand for the season. Of course 19m and longer wings help one scratch away on a regular basis. Frank >> In article <74edfaad-925c-4da4-953f-839b931d7...@w39g2000prb.googlegroups >.com> HoUdino <lars...@aol.com> writes: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >$19.50/hour wet for a C152 out of the Fort Lewis Flying Club, WA, >circa 1976. Perhaps I should elaborate. I slightly beat that in 1977, but I was talking about what it costs now. C-152's rent for $89 at Palo Alto, about 10 miles from home. About an hour of glider time cost me $378 last weekend, once it was added up. That didn't count the 70 mile drive each way to get there. >I have fond memories of 50pence ($1US) five hour flights from winch >launches (RAF clubs). In the early 1990's while in the UK, the number >of second launches off the winch I took to commit soaring could be >counted on one hand for the season. Of course 19m and longer wings >help one scratch away on a regular basis. Tows cost $26/1000 feet + $7 connection. Lift is apparently a 5000 - 6000 foot tow away, due to the marine layer arriving midday. No way we get 5 hours for $1. I have owned a power plane. I have an idea what it must cost to own/operate/maintain a tow plane. I believe the costs of running a commercial operation add up. One has to expect to pay to have an operation that continues to exist. But, it is not less expensive than power flight. I wish it were inexpensive; really I do. Alan > I have owned a power plane. I have an idea what it must cost to > own/operate/maintain a tow plane. I believe the costs of running > a commercial operation add up. One has to expect to pay to have an > operation that continues to exist. > > But, it is not less expensive than power flight. Not the way you do it, but most people manage a far smaller per hour cost. My cost is about $45/hour, including lost interest on the value of the glider. It used to be more like $20/hour, but then I bought a really expensive glider.  SignatureEric Greenwell - Washington State, USA * Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly * Updated! "Transponders in Sailplanes" http://tinyurl.com/y739x4 * New Jan '08 - sections on Mode S, TPAS, ADS-B, Flarm, more * "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" at www.motorglider.org > You must be kidding. Gliding costs *lots* more than power flying -- > by at least 3 to 1. > > Alan Alan, Explain that statement. I don't get it. Give me a breakdown on a per flight basis on how gliding is 3x more expensive than power flight. Start with student pilot to private ticket, then intermediate XC 1-2 hour flights, then Advanced XC flight. - John |
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