John Kerry's $15,000!Haircut [Drudge reported as $1000)
Posted on 04/27/2004 2:38:31 PM PDT by antaresequity
EXCERPT Corroborated by a phone call to Signature Flight Support in San Francisco (Kerry's) Flying Squirrel [Gulfstream V] would consume approximately 660-700 Gallons [5500-5700 pounds] of Kerosene to fly from Washington DC to Pittsburgh. Also Corroborated by Signature Flight Support was my calculated mileage including pattern approach and departure[300 nm x 2].
To fly a Gulfstream V to Pittsburgh, and back, from Reagan International would consume about 1300 gallons of JetA jet fuel, or approximately .46 miles per gallon. Signature Flight Support indicated that Jet A kerosene is running around $2.00 per gallon. Not including crew costs, depreciation, applied maintenance, landing fees [fuel cost only], the fuel burn was $2600.00. A Hummer could drive 13,000 miles [Nearly 4 times the distance between London and New York] on the same fuel load out.
When asked, Signature indicated that no way in the world could you round hop a Gulfstream V to Pittsburgh and back for $1000. Further, Signature indicated that to use a Gulfstream V for such a short hop was "not a very efficient use of resources", and "the jet could not reach its optimal cruise altitudes above 45,000 feet on such a short hop".
A phone call to NetJets revealed that the lease cost for such a hop, with no crew overnight would range around $15,000 dollars [includes, landing fees, fuel surcharges etc]
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