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

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

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

Product Description
When the appetizer is a good flight, pilots will go anywhere for a meal. Now they have a guideNto more than 1000 restaurants in 50 states and 16 foreign locationsNcompiled from the reviews of fellow pilots who've been there. First a well-known website, The 100 Hamburger is now available in book form. Each restaurant is reviewed for location, style, quality, service, atmosphere, transportation, and price, and awarded from one to five "burgers." A great dream book for the weekend aviator.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing (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: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,830,585 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

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

By A Customer

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

By	[e-mail] "tuttfelteen" (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews

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

By	"mjcoyle" (Mountain View, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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)...