PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Going solo
Thread: Going solo
View Single Post
Old 26th September 2007 | 09:52
  #36 (permalink)  
Thomas coupling
 
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 3,670
Likes: 1
From: UK
Whirly - far too many posts!! Hope all is well with your activities re: 007.

I have never flown a piston helo! I'm so proud of that!

30yrs later and 7000hrs - my first solo is always my fondest memory.

Let's see now: The average price for a single turbine (per hour) is what: £150. A twin: £400. Average say £300. [Forgetting the big heavies].
That makes Just over 2 million pounds spent.
290 days continual flying.
200lts/hr fuel used = 1.5 million ltrs kerosene.
100kts average = 700,000Nm covered = 30 times round the world.

Not bad considering all that was for FREE
Thomas coupling is offline  
Reply