[NSRCA-discussion] Are the high gas prices going to change your contest plans?

[Koenig, Tom]

Hey Chad and all,
 
I do the same...well, we all do the same if we want to fly anywhere
outside of Oz or some of the more distant domestic comps.
 
My box is actually 747 floor boards-nice Carbon Nomex painted yellow so
the box doesn't get stolen!!
 
And by packing all my clothes etc in it, I can manage 20Kg all up with
no excess baggage charges. Carry on,  is the Transmitter case but
batteries have to be removed from Tx.
 
Also, we found it usually pays to let the airline know  ahead of time
what you are carrying-that way when you check in, they have it all there
on the screen and you are no longer at the mercy of the check in people.
This is for International travel offcourse. Domestic, I haven't
bothered.
 
 Offcourse if I could manage a first class flight-then I'd get 40kg
allowance-hey I could take two!!
 
Tom

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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Chad
Northeast
Sent: Wednesday, 23 April 2008 10:53 AM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Are the high gas prices going to change
your contest plans?


Chris

On one of these! :)  If you look at the back of the plane you can see
the box going up the luggage ramp (I hope the picture comes through).
This was coming back from Phoenix.  Just need a box, and a lot of
airlines (United is one) will take them for a $50-100 fee each way.
This is how I have done all the Worlds etc.  So far (touch wood) I have
not had a plane seriously damaged in transit.  Maybe a scratch or two
but thats it.

As for the gear, pack light and load your suitcase up with stuff, and
carry on your Tx's.

Having done it quite a few times now I much prefer a few hour flight and
some "luggage pain" to days of driving :)

If you want I can send you pic's of the box, and how the plane is
packed.

Chad

----- Original Message -----
From: krishlan fitzsimmons <homeremodeling2003 at yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:13 pm
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Are the high gas prices going to change
your contest plans?
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>

> Yeah, but how do you get your plane and gear there? 
>    
>   As for me, the high gas prices do cause a concern.. I 
> went to a contest in So Cal and it cost me $175 in gas roundtrip 
> (I live in Nor Cal)... I have 2 more So Cal contests that I had 
> planned.. Not sure I will attend but one of them with the cost 
> of gas.. Buddying up doesn't work either because I think I'm the 
> only one who travels from north to south.. 
>   The gas really isn't that bad really. Yeah it sucks 
> compared to what we are used to. It's keeping enough work to pay 
> for the gas that's the problem.. Work has definitely slowed down 
> for me.. It's a drag.. 
>    
>   Chris
> 
> Chad Northeast <chadnortheast at shaw.ca> wrote:
>   We are going to be flying to Muncie this year, because 
> its pretty cheap to fly after you figure out the cost to drive.
> 
> Actually I might start hitting more long distance contests just 
> because flying has become so inexpensive, and driving even to a 
> close contest is almost as much money.
> 
> Chad
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mike mueller 
> Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 12:31 pm
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Are the high gas prices going to 
> change your contest plans?
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> 
> OK fair question. Do you see yourself reducing your travel 
> plans? I'm just trying to get an idea of what to expect with the 
> contests this summer. Will you be buddying up with another flyer 
> to help offset the costs? Will the economy as a whole effect 
> your flying this summer? Do you think it will cause a dramatic 
> decrease in the numbers?Thanks in advance, Mike Mueller
> 
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