$100 Hamburger
18 hours ago
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- #general-aviation
- #slang
- $100 hamburger is aviation slang for an excuse general aviation pilots use to fly.
- The term originally referred to the cost of renting or operating a light aircraft for a short round-trip to a nearby airport for a meal.
- Increasing fuel prices have raised the hourly operating costs, making the $100 hamburger more expensive.
- A similar concept in Perth, Western Australia, is the 'Rotto Bun Run', an annual charity event where pilots fly to Rottnest Island for bakery goods.