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From: ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: P-51 rides
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Date: Sun, 13-Oct-85 16:15:41 EDT
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Posted: Sun Oct 13 16:15:41 1985
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> Your transportation to the plane or transporting the plane to
> your area is additional. $1,500 or $150 a mo for 10 mos.
> 
> The above text appeared in the Diners Club catalog.
> Anyone know who's doing this? Are there others? What does it cost
> to fly a P-51 per hour? I have a hunch that a good portion of the
> cost is for insurance. I notice they don't mention anything about
> a barf bag, either. You don't suppose the plane has a dual stick,
> do you?
> 
I would expect that it costs in excess of $600 an hour to keep these
war birds flying.  In addition to burning a bit more fuel than your
152, the maintenance probably runs a bit more.

-Ron