Thanks, fuel is much cheaper here in oz as i expected. A/C hire on the other hand is seems cheaper in the UK than here , so it actually works out the same price to fly in the UK.
Avgas in OZ $1.68AUD = £1.02GBP
Avgas in UK £1.95GBP = $3.21AUD
PA28 (dry) in OZ $168AUD per hr = £102
PA28 (dry) in UK £68GBP per hr = $111
At a fuel burn rate of 36 lph it costs (hire and fuel) £138.72 to run a pa28 in oz , and £138.20 in the uk.
So how much of the price of avgas is taxed? Is it the same as petrol and diesel which is taxed at 80%?
I wish the UK government would get real and stop crippling people with these rip off taxes! Flying would be much more affordable for a start!