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KABOOKIE
10/21/2007, 07:34 PM
It was a loooong day. It all started with waking up at the ***crack of dawn (4:00am!!!) to make the 2.5 hour flight to Ames. A nice tail wind helped with the trip up but, made it nearly a 4 hour flight back. By the time we picked the kidos up from the grandparents and made it back to the house it was 11:30pm.

Just a few pictures from the trip....

Sunrise somewhere over northeast Kansas.
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Ames, IA from the air. What a cute little town.
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I HATE THE HORSE PIGS!!! Notice the left hand!!! :D
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Joe C. at the Iowa Sooner Club tent.
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View from our seats.
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This game will be over by the 2nd qtr!!!! :rolleyes:
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There were some PO'd ISU fans at the end of the game. Here they are flooding away!
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The flight back. Iowa was surprisingly beautiful.
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olevetonahill
10/21/2007, 07:45 PM
Is that a Cessna ?
Glad you had a good tome
soonerboomer93
10/21/2007, 07:59 PM
nice pics, thanks for sharing

(and i think baylor actually has more fans show up then ISU)
KABOOKIE
10/21/2007, 08:39 PM
Is that a Cessna ?
Glad you had a good tome

From 172's to Citations, I fly 99% of the time a Cessna product. :D
StoopTroup
10/21/2007, 09:03 PM
That was awesome Kabookie.

Great pics.
OKC-SLC
10/21/2007, 09:07 PM
K, what's it cost to fly to a game like that? I assume you don't own the plane, but maybe you do. But what if you rent the plane, buy the fuel (and pay for airport time??)--what does that set you back?
KABOOKIE
10/21/2007, 09:19 PM
K, what's it cost to fly to a game like that? I assume you don't own the plane, but maybe you do. But what if you rent the plane, buy the fuel (and pay for airport time??)--what does that set you back?


~$60-70/hour for a 172. Round trip yesterday was 6.5 hours. It starts to get out of reach for a 182 or 206, $90 and $110 an hour respectively. However, they are much nicer to fly than the fixed-pitch 172.
olevetonahill
10/21/2007, 09:43 PM
From 172's to Citations, I fly 99% of the time a Cessna product. :D
That was a citaion then huh ?
The last time I saw a 172 the Pitot tube wasnt in that spot I think cause its been yrs !
OKC-SLC
10/21/2007, 09:44 PM
What about fuel costs--are you including that in those numbers?

And do you have to pay to land/park the plane in Ames?

And last question--what do you do when you get to, say, Ames to get to the game (taxi?).
olevetonahill
10/21/2007, 09:46 PM
~$60-70/hour for a 172. Round trip yesterday was 6.5 hours. It starts to get out of reach for a 182 or 206, $90 and $110 an hour respectively. However, they are much nicer to fly than the fixed-pitch 172.
Dayum when I took lessons it was 30 an hr . ( 40 if ya had the instructor )for a warrior . 40 an hr wet for a archer :pop:
olevetonahill
10/21/2007, 09:49 PM
What about fuel costs--are you including that in those numbers?

And do you have to pay to land/park the plane in Ames?

And last question--what do you do when you get to, say, Ames to get to the game (taxi?).
Kabookie will know more cause it newer Info
When I flew it was 40 bucks an hr wet . that means fuel etc. when ya got to whatever Airport ya were going to . usually there was a courtesy Car for you to use !
KABOOKIE
10/21/2007, 09:53 PM
What about fuel costs--are you including that in those numbers?

And do you have to pay to land/park the plane in Ames?

And last question--what do you do when you get to, say, Ames to get to the game (taxi?).


Yes. Fuel cost are the majority of the cost to fly. At $4.50/gallon burning 10 gallons/hour will cost $45/hr. No pay-to-park at Ames. Most small airports don't charge a "tie-down" fee but some places can be as much as $20/day. Yes, normally a taxi ride in split with other Sooner flyers.
KABOOKIE
10/21/2007, 09:55 PM
Dayum when I took lessons it was 30 an hr . ( 40 if ya had the instructor )for a warrior . 40 an hr wet for a archer :pop:


My cost our not even close to what the average students are paying. Most places that rent to students charge $110/hr for the plane and another $35/hr for the instructor.
OKC-SLC
10/21/2007, 10:01 PM
Yes. Fuel cost are the majority of the cost to fly. At $4.50/gallon burning 10 gallons/hour will cost $45/hr. No pay-to-park at Ames. Most small airports don't charge a "tie-down" fee but some places can be as much as $20/day. Yes, normally a taxi ride in split with other Sooner flyers.
Cool. Thanks for the info. I don't ever plan to take flying lessons, but I think there's something very cool about being able to fly yourself places like that.
olevetonahill
10/21/2007, 11:11 PM
My cost our not even close to what the average students are paying. Most places that rent to students charge $110/hr for the plane and another $35/hr for the instructor.
Ya sayin I,m showing my age ?
I bot my 81 archer Brand new fer 55,000
wish I still had it .
KABOOKIE
10/22/2007, 10:13 AM
Ya sayin I,m showing my age ?
I bot my 81 archer Brand new fer 55,000
wish I still had it .

That's a deal. Here's an average price list for the Archer and some Cessna singles...


PA-28-181 Archer $325,000

172 Skyhawk $225,000
182 Skylane $335,000
T182 Turbo Skylane $350,000
206 Stationair $535,000
T206 Turbo Stationair $550,000
TUSooner
10/22/2007, 10:20 AM
NICE.
Thanks