The Countess burns about 14 gallons per hour. She flies at 150nm/hour, or about 170 miles per hour. So I get ~12 miles per gallon. Avgas costs ~$5-7/gal depending on where you get it.

The flight to Leesburg (near DC) from Kenosha is 540 nm (nautical miles) so I should burn about 51g for a cost of around $300. No landing fees. No ramp fees for one night.

I hangar the plane at Kenosha. This costs a few hundred dollars per month. They take care of the plane in many different ways so it's well worth the expense. You can get hangars for significantly less if you want to manage the aircraft yourself. But I think it's worth keeping her in a nice warm hangar with people who love her. ;-)

>From: (a498b6c...) at 04/06/23 11:13:22 on wss://relay.damus.io

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>curious about the costs if you fly personal. Will you be able to provide a rough estimate on fuel, hangar/taxi costs etc?

The trip to DC will take about 3 hours. That's about the same time (if not a bit less) than flying commercial with all the driving and parking and TSA and... However, by flying myself I can leave early AM on Tues and return Tues afternoon. If I fly commercial I have to stay at a hotel Monday night. urg.

The weather looks good right now, so flying the Countess is a much better option for me.

>From: (a498b6c...) at 04/06/23 11:13:22 on wss://relay.damus.io

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>curious about the costs if you fly personal. Will you be able to provide a rough estimate on fuel, hangar/taxi costs etc?