Macro, if I could just go to the airport and hire a suitable aircraft, I would.
The 2 nearest to me have for rent, a very tired on condition C172. A whizbang C172 w/ G1000, another tired C172 and a PA32 thats long in the tooth (engine wise) too (although not a bad performer). All for less per hour than what Im willing to part with per hour, so its not a cost saving exercise, more an exercise in finding a faster locally available aircraft. Id like to be able to see at least 120kt GS into a 20kt headwind, which I regularly encounter flying west from here. An aircraft I can rent for Ca$h would be a bonus.
If I have to drive 2 hours to YBAF to hire an aircraft to fly the boys an extra half hour longer, it not only adds at least an hour to what I have to pay for aircraft wise, it adds to my total travel time and the boys, which is my main consideration, easing the travel time on my boys that is forced on them by their mothers personal needs.