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Really, just do KBJC/BDU/APA -> KTEX and back. You'll save some money and BJC in particular rents at insanely low rates[1]. If you're in a flying club or own

Really, just do KBJC/BDU/APA -> KTEX and back. You'll save some money and BJC in particular rents at insanely low rates[1]. If you're in a flying club or own an EAB aircraft you can do even better. Also, yea, mountain training is a must. I wouldn't actually take a 172 up there but a 182 or Archer would be fine in nice weather. [1] http://www.rmflight.com/n4547e---172n.html http://www.rmflight.com/n4547e---172n.html

criddell 7y ago
How does aircraft rental work? If I wanted to do the flight you are talking about for the weekend, is the rental fee per hour of flight? If so, say I have a two hour flight Friday, leave it parked until Sunday, then a two hour flight back. Four hours of flying and 36 hours of sitting. What would the final charge be?
- AWildC182 7y ago
  For regular rental it's typically per hour the engine is running ("hobbs time", aka the airframe clock which activates off of oil pressure) and then there's often an overnight minimum if you want to take it somewhere else overnight, often 2-3 hours. That means if you want to fly out Friday and come back Sunday somewhere 2 hours away, you'd be billed 6 hours if there's a 3 hour minimum per night (though often minus the cost of fuel, so closer to 5 hours). Fuel is typically included in the hourly rate and is reimbursed if you have to buy any off field. If you are part of a flying club (everyone buys in for a few grand and own x% of the aircraft) then the rates are typically said to be "dry" and are just the aircraft without fuel and typically billed with "tach time", or the engine clock rather than airframe time which measures rpm / max rpm * time which is in practice about 0.8 * "hobbs" making it slightly cheaper for some operations. Flying clubs vary a lot but are typically more lenient and often don't charge a minimum for overnights as long as you aren't abusing the heck out of it (ie. fly an hour away, spend a two weeks, fly an hour back).

criddell 7y ago

How does aircraft rental work? If I wanted to do the flight you are talking about for the weekend, is the rental fee per hour of flight? If so, say I have a two hour flight Friday, leave it parked until Sunday, then a two hour flight back. Four hours of flying and 36 hours of sitting. What would the final charge be?

AWildC182 7y ago
For regular rental it's typically per hour the engine is running ("hobbs time", aka the airframe clock which activates off of oil pressure) and then there's often an overnight minimum if you want to take it somewhere else overnight, often 2-3 hours. That means if you want to fly out Friday and come back Sunday somewhere 2 hours away, you'd be billed 6 hours if there's a 3 hour minimum per night (though often minus the cost of fuel, so closer to 5 hours). Fuel is typically included in the hourly rate and is reimbursed if you have to buy any off field. If you are part of a flying club (everyone buys in for a few grand and own x% of the aircraft) then the rates are typically said to be "dry" and are just the aircraft without fuel and typically billed with "tach time", or the engine clock rather than airframe time which measures rpm / max rpm * time which is in practice about 0.8 * "hobbs" making it slightly cheaper for some operations. Flying clubs vary a lot but are typically more lenient and often don't charge a minimum for overnights as long as you aren't abusing the heck out of it (ie. fly an hour away, spend a two weeks, fly an hour back).