Originally Posted by cjhants
if i want to fly VFR from my home in hampshire to say, nottingham, by the time i have driven to the airfield, taken off the covers, prefilighted, fuelled etc, i could probably have got there by car at about a quarter of the cost.
so my flying is purely because i can, and the satisfaction it can give. it will never make economic sense to me.
It will never make economic sense to anyone (Though I have found the odd occasion that - with enough people, it's no more expensive than going commercially and a lot more convenient). If that was the main thinking behind any of our flying then GA would disappear overnight.
But I do your quoted journey in reverse quite often and can be airborne 30 minutes after leaving the house. Sitting at 3000ft feeling relaxed, watching the traffic queues on the M40 or A34 knowing I'm not getting stressed sat in the traffic, means more to me than money can buy.