The $100 Hamburger: A Guide to Pilot's Favorite Fly-In Restaurants [Paperback]

John Purner (Author), John F. Purner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070837147 | ISBN-13: 978-0070837140 | Publication Date: May 1, 1998

The $100 Hamburger provides firsthand pilot reports on 1,000+ restaurants at or very near general aviation airports across the United States and in 15 foreign countries. Pilots tell of their experiences and give their impressions of each eatery, and answer key questions of location, food quality and type, service, ambiance, and price. A rating system of 1 to 5 hamburgers is used. Geographically indexed, and listed alphabetically within state or country, The $100 Hamburger exists presently on the Internet, but rather inconveniently for use in the cockpit, reference on the air strip, or toting in the flight bag. Book form and web site will complement one another as the site can provide updates and promotions to the book.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"general aviation's version of the Zagat Guide" -- Plane & Pilot Magazine, April 2001

"offers up-to-date 'PiREPs,'or Pilot Reports, on more than 1,000 restaurants" -- The Wall Street Journal July 26, 2001

From the Author

The $100 Hamburger is a travel guide for private pilots. It is updated everyday.The best of all worlds is to keep a copy of the $100 Hamburger in your flight bag and to periodically check the WEBsite for revisions.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070837147
• ISBN-13: 978-0070837140
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,202,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Guide but needs some updating., August 30, 1999

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This review is from: The $100 Hamburger: A Guide to Pilot's Favorite Fly-In Restaurants (Paperback)

I purchased this book about 6 months ago and have been able to use it when flying all over Florida with my wife. Several of the cafe's have changed names but were well worth visiting. The only drawback is a lack of directions at most fields exept "ask ground, they will give you progressive taxi to the parking area". This is fine for a small airport but is inconvient for a large airport and sometimes does not work at all, especially with CTAF. I have also used the book in my travels throughout the US and it has come in hady on several occasions. In all, a good guide.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where do you want to fly for lunch?, July 19, 1998

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This review is from: The $100 Hamburger: A Guide to Pilot's Favorite Fly-In Restaurants (Paperback)

A LONG OVER-DUE COVERAGE OF THOSE PLACES A PRIVATE PILOT CAN GO FOR A SNACK (MEAL) ON A LOVELY VFR DAY IN THE SUMMER. NO ONE HAS ACCOMPLISHED THIS BEFORE AND IT WILL CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY TO GAS UP AND HEAD OUT!!! GREAT FOR THE PRIVATE PILOT LOKING FOR A GASTRONOMIC DESTINATION.I RATE IT FOUR HAMBURGERS.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference Guide, November 15, 2000

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M. Coyle (CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The $100 Hamburger: A Guide to Pilot's Favorite Fly-In Restaurants (Paperback)

Despite the fact that this book is somewhat out-of-date at thispoint, it remains a good reference guide. I use it as an encyclopediaof airport restaurants. Not only do the entries give information aboutwhere the airport is loacted and what kind of food to expect, theyoften list prices and approach notes, which are invaluable totransient pilots. Some of the information is dated, but for the mostpart, its still useful. So I keep it in my flight bag for those timeswhen I'm looking for a rest stop on the way home from a distantairport.

It would be great to have it updated and published as abinder with removable pages, so that pilots can subscribe to receiveupdates (like every other airport guide)...