View Full Version : why is a/c rental so expensive
pipergirl
19th Sep 2005, 12:16
often wondered this;
why is it €120 to hire a C150 in Dublin and $60 in Florida?
like what is the break down?
Is it high insurance, tax...or is just sheer profiteering?what is it?
Flyin'Dutch'
19th Sep 2005, 12:21
Fuel
Utilisation
Maintenance Cost
Taxes
conor_mc
19th Sep 2005, 13:31
Taking a C150 burning 8 USG per hour....
100LL at Naples, Florida - $29.28 or about €24 per hour
100LL at Weston = €1.75 per litre = €6.62 per USG, or about €53 per hour.
As Dutch says, utilisation then becomes an issue also where a Florida-based C150 might fly an average of 8-10 hours per day over the course of a year, a Weston-based C150 would be lucky to average 3 hours per day.
Hairy Mary
19th Sep 2005, 15:22
Pipergirl,
People in Ireland earn much more than people in Florida for similar jobs.
How many hours would you have to work in Ireland to pay for one hour in a C150?
Florida pilots probably have to work the same amount of time to earn enough to rent a C150 in their home state.