Under Obama, Air Force One cost per hour jumps 27% to $228,288 [Lecture Today on Global Warming]

Washington Examiner ^ | Paul Bedard

[SoFloFreeper]

The president spent over $7.3 million on just three trips in 2013, including $2.1 million to appear on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in August, according to new flight documents provided by the Air Force to a public watchdog group.

[SoFloFreeper]

Several sources on the internet have said the Boeing jets that cart BO around burn FIVE GALLONS every mile. I suspect in this one trip, Dear Reader will leave a bigger carbon footprint in TWO DAYS than I will in TWO MONTHS.

He could have addressed the Star Wars bar scene known as the United Nations by SATELLITE, right? But no, he chose to burn fossil fuels instead.

[SoFloFreeper]

Sorry, the lecture on global warming will be TOMORROW.

[afraidfortherepublic]

It isn’t just AF1, the cost of EVERYTHING operated by gasoline has tripled since he has been in office.

[PGR88]

The President shouldn’t have a jet larger than a 737.

[SoFloFreeper]

A little math:

DC to New York is 177 nautical miles.

177 miles multiplied by 5 gallons a mile=885 gallons of fuel.

According to airnav.com, the average price for jet fuel in DC is $6.24 a gallon.

Cost JUST FOR FUEL ON THE BOEING JET TODAY: $5,522.40.

Big Carbon Footprint, eh?

How long does it take YOU to spend $5,000 on gasoline for travel?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Obola is the Pasha!

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Can AF-1 operate on NatGas?

[Slyfox]

One hour for Air Force One would pay off my mortgage, my Yukon, and all my personal debts.

And then I'd have enough leftover to buy an RV and a brand new truck and have a grand emergency fund.

[Mr. K]

I wonder what his ‘food taster’ costs

[surrey]

God, how I despise that phony grin.

[HippyLoggerBiker]

While that is the cost of fuel only. . .

$5,000 / $4.00 per gal. =1250 gallons of fuel
1,250 gallons at 20 miles per gallon = 25,000 miles of travel

Equals 5 leisurely trips cross country.

At 600 miles per day, that would be a little over 40 days.
(assuming 40 continuous travel days, and no golfing).

[LucyT]

Under Obama, Air Force One cost per hour jumps 27% to $228,288

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[LRoggy]

The way I drive and travel about 4 1/2 years according to my calculations. I do get 30 MPG on the highway though.

[HenpeckedCon]

“How long does it take YOU to spend $5,000 on gasoline for travel?”

Unfortunately not very long with today’s gas prices and my 150 mile round trip commute every day.

[bgill]

Did your paycheck jump 27% under hussein? No, didn’t think so.