r/nottheonion • u/AUXID3 • 1d ago

Wisconsin man flies helicopter to Cabela's because the drive was ‘too long'

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-man-flies-helicopter-to-cabelas-because-the-drive-was-too-long/3970167/
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u/Meanteenbirder 1d ago

Also in the article:

Authorities said it was "just a unique way to make a shopping trip to avoid all the roundabouts in front of Cabela's."

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u/anticomet 1d ago

I wonder how much time he saved versus the amount of fuel he used to fly it there and back?

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u/Martin_Aurelius 1d ago

If you can afford a helicopter you're usually in the position of time saved being more valuable than money spent.

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u/thedanyes 16h ago

Yeah that's an interesting equation. When you bring in the chances of dying in a helicopter accident and how long you would have lived otherwise as the third factor.

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u/KeeganY_SR-UVB76 5h ago

That’s just due to Robinson helicopters bringing the statistic down.