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	<title>Comments on: It&#8217;s A Bird, It&#8217;s A Plane &#8211; No, It&#8217;s Snoopy One</title>
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		<title>By: David Huie Green</title>
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		<dc:creator>David Huie Green</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>REGARDING:
“I wonder what it cost an hour to operate that “

Just as a mental exercise having no ties to reality, let’s assume the 14 people each make $70,000 per year. Pilots would likely be more, riggers likely less, so juggle the numbers to suit yourself. Ignore depreciation on the blimp since we don’t know what it cost anyway and on the trucks for the same reason. Just pretend like people are the sole cost.

$70,000/year/person X 14 person / 365 days/year / 24 hours/day = $112/hour (more or less)

That should be within three miles of being in the ballpark.

David making wild guess</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>REGARDING:<br />
“I wonder what it cost an hour to operate that “</p>
<p>Just as a mental exercise having no ties to reality, let’s assume the 14 people each make $70,000 per year. Pilots would likely be more, riggers likely less, so juggle the numbers to suit yourself. Ignore depreciation on the blimp since we don’t know what it cost anyway and on the trucks for the same reason. Just pretend like people are the sole cost.</p>
<p>$70,000/year/person X 14 person / 365 days/year / 24 hours/day = $112/hour (more or less)</p>
<p>That should be within three miles of being in the ballpark.</p>
<p>David making wild guess</p>
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		<title>By: 429SCJ</title>
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		<dc:creator>429SCJ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wonder what it cost an hour to operate that zepplin. I bet you can see everything on the ground in good detail.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wonder what it cost an hour to operate that zepplin. I bet you can see everything on the ground in good detail.</p>
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		<title>By: David Huie Green</title>
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		<dc:creator>David Huie Green</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>that looks like fun</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>that looks like fun</p>
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