View Poll Results: What do you generally do when you fly an aircraft?
Take off and land again at same airfield but dont actually go anywhere much.
71
35.32%
Fly somewhere for a cup of tea/food and then return home
89
44.28%
Fly somewhere and actually leave the destination airfield to visit/stay overnight
33
16.42%
I fly for business use.
8
3.98%
Voters: 201. This poll is closed
Flying Habits.
Some more money for Capt PPRuNe
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I try to combine my flying hours with other activities such as visiting family and going on holiday, weekend stopovers etc. This way I can share some of the benefits of my hobby and make it more financially justifiable. 
I consider myself to be quite lucky because (a) I am a member of a flying syndicate where the other members are very flexible about when the a/c is used and (b) living on the S coast of England makes France a very attractive proposition for a short trip with cheap hotel costs once there (not to mention the duty drawback and cheaper shopping). That said there will be a time when I get stuck there for longer than expected due to Wx (I have UK IMC rating but no IR) but that's something I just have to accept.
Of recent I have also taken up with me some of the people who have been asking to come up flying for the last few years. This makes it more rewarding socially for me as well as letting them see what private flying is all about.
FujiF
I consider myself to be quite lucky because (a) I am a member of a flying syndicate where the other members are very flexible about when the a/c is used and (b) living on the S coast of England makes France a very attractive proposition for a short trip with cheap hotel costs once there (not to mention the duty drawback and cheaper shopping). That said there will be a time when I get stuck there for longer than expected due to Wx (I have UK IMC rating but no IR) but that's something I just have to accept.
Of recent I have also taken up with me some of the people who have been asking to come up flying for the last few years. This makes it more rewarding socially for me as well as letting them see what private flying is all about.
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Well, if you're hiring, its pretty difficult to do anything more than a), unless you consider some specialities like aeros and such.
I need to go to East Anglia in May, and was toying with the idea of hiring and flying from Charleroi to Norwich. I figured it would be a challenge and an adventure, and a lot of fun. However, hiring the aircraft for 3 days, and being subject to the vagaries of the weather and the uncertainty of returning on the day, means that I'll end up flying, but with Ryanair, not the C172.
Also, the cost of doing it myself would be 10 times the cost of Ryanair. This little gem makes it harder to sell it to the home "treasurer" who can't see the justification in it. Besides, she doesn't think we'd be safe in a little tin box.
I need to go to East Anglia in May, and was toying with the idea of hiring and flying from Charleroi to Norwich. I figured it would be a challenge and an adventure, and a lot of fun. However, hiring the aircraft for 3 days, and being subject to the vagaries of the weather and the uncertainty of returning on the day, means that I'll end up flying, but with Ryanair, not the C172.
Also, the cost of doing it myself would be 10 times the cost of Ryanair. This little gem makes it harder to sell it to the home "treasurer" who can't see the justification in it. Besides, she doesn't think we'd be safe in a little tin box.
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I try to always land away whatever the flight, the thought of just flying around drilling holes in the sky is not much fun. My flights the dont end up in a land away or usually intrument approach practice.
In the winter we get away for weekends when we can. In the summer virtually every weekend is a fly out with a stopover. In the last month we have done Le Toquet twice with overnighters. This month is the Jersey Air Rallye followed the following week by an Alderney fly in. The week after that is a 3 day trip to Chateu-Le-Chassnge with a night on Guernsey on the way back. We also have Texel planned this summer as well.
This gives me the sheer pleasure of the flying and then the fun of being away at the end of it (which also wins big brownie points from the wife!)
For most trips I take my Cessna but for the real long distance stuff I take the twin.
In the winter we get away for weekends when we can. In the summer virtually every weekend is a fly out with a stopover. In the last month we have done Le Toquet twice with overnighters. This month is the Jersey Air Rallye followed the following week by an Alderney fly in. The week after that is a 3 day trip to Chateu-Le-Chassnge with a night on Guernsey on the way back. We also have Texel planned this summer as well.
This gives me the sheer pleasure of the flying and then the fun of being away at the end of it (which also wins big brownie points from the wife!)
For most trips I take my Cessna but for the real long distance stuff I take the twin.
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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Gotta be two for me.
I did four, once, to survey a property in the Isle of Wight -it was cheaper to fly than drive hour and a half and use the ferry, honest!!
And I was back home by lunchtime...........
Rgds
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I did four, once, to survey a property in the Isle of Wight -it was cheaper to fly than drive hour and a half and use the ferry, honest!!
And I was back home by lunchtime...........
Rgds
DOC
