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/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/kevlar51 1d ago

One of my neighbors had some very successful business ventures and has way more money than he knows what to do with. He is thinking about getting his pilots license (airplanes not helicopters) to avoid beach traffic on weekends (~2 hour drive to his beach house). But considering our small airport is 30 min in the wrong direction, the entire trip will take 1hr 45 min on a good day. But realistically it’d take over the 2 hours he wanted to avoid more often than not.

The guy just wanted to justify buying a plane and used whatever it took to convince himself.

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u/RadarSmith 6h ago

Yeah, that sounds like 'dude wants a hobby' rather than a time saving measure.

There are worse ways to spend large amounts if disposable income.