general aviation value analysis
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Running Head: GAVA ANALYSIS 1
General Aviation Value Analysis
Lawrence Britten
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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Abstract
This analysis is to provide my company with a basis for
determining the most efficient yet value added method of
transportation for two business trips scheduled for the
month of September 2015. In this analysis I will consider
the factors of actual transportation costs, per diem rates,
hotel fees, man-hours associated with salary employees as
well as some subjective variables that are value added to my
company. The transportation methods to be analyzed will
include personally owned vehicles, commercial aircraft, and
business aircraft.
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General Aviation Value Analysis
Introduction
Strike Fighter Squadron 201 (VFA-201) will be required
to send myself and either one or five other colleagues from
our hangar on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS/JRB)
Fort Worth, Texas to two meetings in September 2015. The
first meeting takes place September 15th as NAS/JRB New
Orleans, Louisiana from 0900-1800 and the second takes place
on September 29th at Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island in
San Diego, California from 0900-1800. This analysis is to
determine what method of transportation provides the most
value to our Squadron for each meeting dependent upon
whether I am accompanied by one colleague or five to each
location. The modes of transportation to be analyzed will
be personally owned vehicles, commercial air travel, and
business air travel.
Discussion
General Parameters
- Assume time costs $80/hour/person up to ten hours per day
for military members.
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- All travelers reside on NAS/JRB Fort Worth in base
housing and are less than one mile apart. POV travel to and
from work will not be a factor.
- We will assume that suites at both NAS North Island and
NAS/JRB New Orleans are priced at $70 per night.
- The fiscal year 2015 Government Services Administration
per diem rate for meals and incidentals is $71 dollars per
day for both New Orleans, Louisiana and San Diego,
California. ("Per Diem Rates Look-Up," n.d.) However, the
first and last day of travel are paid at 75 percent of full
per diem, or essentially $53.25 on each of those days.
("Per Diem Rates Look-Up," n.d.)
- Rental vehicles at both locations are assumed to be $55 / day and $35 / half day.
Personally Owned Vehicle Travel
The first transportation method we will discuss for
both meetings is driving with personally owned vehicles.
The following parameters will apply for both trips.
Specific Parameters
- Personally Owned Vehicle (POV) mileage: $.50/mile.
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- Driving will be limited to ten hours per day.
- Assume that there will be one vehicle driven for every
three personnel traveling.
- The maximum lodging per diem rate in Deming, New Mexico is
$83.00 per night. ("Per Diem Rates Look-Up," n.d.)
- Google Maps will be used to assess mileage.
- NAS/JRB Fort Worth to NAS/JRB New Orleans:
Figure 1. Driving route from NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS/JRB New Orleans
Note: Retrieved from https://www.google.com/maps
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- NAS/JRB Fort Worth to NAS North Island:
Figure 2. Driving route from NAS/JRB Fort Worth to NAS North Island
Note: Retrieved from https://www.google.com/maps
Figure 3. First leg to NAS North Island
Note: Retrieved from https://www.google.com/maps
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Figure 4. Second leg to NAS North Island
Note: Retrieved from https://www.google.com/mapsAnalysis
Table 1.NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS JRB New Orleans via POV for two Personnel, One POV, 1120 miles round trip
Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat TotalMileage $280.00 $280.00 $560.00
Lodging $140.00$140.0
0 $280.00
Per diem $106.50$142.0
0 $106.50 $355.00Personnel Wages* $640.00 $640.00
$1,280.00
Total $0.00$1,166.
50$282.0
0$1,026.
50 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00$2,475.
00
For two personnel travelling to the meeting scheduled
on the 15th of September to NAS/JRB New Orleans based on the
parameters provided would cost the Navy a total of $2475.00.
This analysis was based on two personnel traveling in one
personally owned vehicle. In the above analysis I factored
in 8 hours of non-productive time for the driver since it
would not be possible for him to physically prepare
documentation or analysis that may be required for the
meeting. The passenger however could still accomplish some
value added work.
Table 2.NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS JRB New Orleans via POV for six Personnel, two POVs, 1120 miles round trip
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Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat Total
Mileage $560.00 $560.00$1,120.
00
Lodging $420.00$420.0
0 $840.00
Per diem $319.50$426.0
0 $319.50$1,065.
00Personnel Wages*
$1,280.00
$1,280.00
$2,560.00
Total $0.00$2,579.
50$846.0
0$2,159.
50 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00$5,585.
00
If VFA-201 decided to send six personnel to New Orleans
on the 15th the total cost to the Navy would be $5585.00.
Again this takes in to account the non-productivity of the
drivers of each car for the duration of the driving time.
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Table 3.NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS North Island via POV for two Personnel, One POV, 2652 miles round trip
Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat Total
Mileage $350.00 $313.00 $313.00 $350.00$1,326.
00
Lodging $166.00 $140.00$140.0
0 $166.00 $612.00
Per diem $106.50 $142.00$142.0
0 $142.00 $106.50 $639.00Personnel Wages* $760.00 $680.00 $680.00 $760.00
$2,880.00
Total$1,382.
50$1,275.
00$282.0
0$1,301.
00$1,216.
50 $0.00 $0.00$5,457.
00
As shown in the table above, the cost for two personnel
sharing one personally owned vehicle on the drive to NAS/JRB
Fort Worth would be 5,457.00.
Table 4.NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS North Island via POV for six Personnel, two POVs, 2652 miles round trip
Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat Total
Mileage $700.00 $626.00 $626.00 $700.00$2,652.0
0
Lodging $498.00 $420.00$420.0
0 $498.00$1,836.0
0
Per diem $319.50 $426.00$426.0
0 $426.00 $319.50$1,917.0
0Personnel Wages*
$1,520.00
$1,360.00
$1,360.00
$1,520.00
$5,760.00
Total$3,037.
50$2,832.
00$846.0
0$2,910.
00$2,539.
50 $0.00 $0.00$12,165.
00
As shown in the table above, the cost for six personnel
sharing two personally owned vehicles on the drive to
NAS/JRB Fort Worth would be $12,165.00.
Commercial Air Travel
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Commercial air travel is the next mode of travel that
we will analyze. The following parameters apply.
Specific Parameters
- Travel to and from Dallas Love Field will be by government
owned vehicle driven by military duty driver.
- Air travel will be provided by Southwest Airlines for both
destinations utilizing their “Wanna Get Away” rates.
Figure 5. Air fare, departure and arrival times for DAL to MSY.
Note: Retrieved from https://www.southwest.com/
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Figure 6. Air fare, departure and arrival times for DAL to SAN.
Note: Retrieved from https://www.southwest.com/
Figure 7. Distance and time to and from Dallas Love Field to NAS JRB Fort Worth.
Note: Retrieved from https://www.google.com/maps
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Figure 8. Distance and time to and from San Diego Airport to NAS North Island
Note: Retrieved from https://www.google.com/maps
Figure 9. Distance and time to and from Louis Armstrong International Airport to NAS/JRB New Orleans.
Note: Retrieved from https://www.google.com/maps
- We will assume that it takes 90 minutes to check in, pass
through security, and board the aircraft at each airport and
that it takes 60 minutes to debark, claim baggage, and pick
up the rental car.
- One rental car will be provided for every three people.
- Assume that all travelers will lose 4.5 hours of
productive time on travel days that are not on the same day
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as the scheduled meeting. The scheduled meeting consists of
their expected productive time during any given workday. The
flights to and from New Orleans will require to many shifts
in the travelers attention to inhibit production and in the
flights to and from San Diego I anticipate that during about
4.5 hours of their travel they will be unable to focus on
work.
Analysis
Table 5.NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS JRB New Orleans via Commercial Air for Two Personnel
Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat TotalAir Fare $99.98 $78.00 $177.98Lodging $140.00 $140.00
Per diem $106.50$106.5
0 $213.00Personnel Wages $720.00 $720.00Rental Car $90.00 $90.00
Total $0.00$1,156.
48$184.5
0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00$1,340.
98
The total cost to the Navy for two personnel to travel
to NAS/JRB New Orleans is $1340.98.
Table 6.NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS JRB New Orleans via Commercial Air for Six Personnel
Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat Total
Air Fare $299.94$234.0
0 $533.94Lodging $420.00 $420.00
Per diem $319.50$319.5
0 $639.00Personnel Wages
$2,160.00
$2,160.00
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Rental Car $180.00 $180.00
Total $0.00$3,379.
44$553.5
0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00$3,932.
94
The total cost to the Navy for two personnel to travel
to NAS/JRB New Orleans via commercial air is $3932.94.
Table 7.NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS North Island via Commercial Air for Two Personnel
Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat TotalAir Fare $284.00 $210.00 $494.00
Lodging $140.00$140.0
0 $280.00
Per diem $106.50$142.0
0 $106.50 $355.00Personnel Wages $720.00 $720.00
$1,440.00
Rental Car $55.00 $55.00 $110.00
Total $0.00$1,305.
50$337.0
0$1,036.
50 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00$2,679.
00
The total cost to the Navy for two personnel to travel
to NAS North Island via commercial air is $2679.00.
Table 8.NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS North Island via Commercial Air for Six Personnel
Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat Total
Air Fare $852.00 $630.00$1,482.
00
Lodging $420.00$420.0
0 $840.00
Per diem $319.50$426.0
0 $319.50$1,065.
00Personnel Wages
$2,160.00
$2,160.00
$4,320.00
Rental Car $110.00$110.0
0 $220.00
Total $0.00$3,861.
50$956.0
0$3,109.
50 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00$7,927.
00
The total cost to the Navy for six personnel to travel
to NAS North Island via commercial air is $7927.00.
Business Air Travel
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The last mode of transportation we will discuss is
business air travel. The following parameters apply.
Parameters
- Business aircraft to be utilized for transport during the
first meeting would be the UC-12B (Navy and Marine Corps
version of the Beechcraft C12 Huron)
- Cruising speed: 294 knots ("C-12F Huron - Military
Aircraft," n.d.)
- Operating cost: $ 765.53 / hour ("Aircraft Operating
Cost" n.d.)
- Flight time from KNFW to KNBG at 294kts and a 30,000
foot cruising altitude is 1:28. ("SkyVector: Flight
Planning / Aeronautical Charts" n.d.)
- Business aircraft to be utilized for transport during
the second meeting would be the UC-35A (Army and Air Force
Variant of a Cessna V Ultra)
- Cruising speed: 427kts ("Cessna 560 Citation V" n.d.)
- Operating cost: $1,312.28 / hour (“JETNET Evolution” n.d.)
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- Flight time from KNFW to KNZY at 427kts and a 30,000
foot cruising altitude is 2:30. ("SkyVector: Flight
Planning / Aeronautical Charts," n.d.)
- We will assume that it takes 60 minutes to check in, and
board the aircraft at each base’s air terminal and that it
takes 20 minutes to debark, claim baggage, and pick up the
rental car which under government orders will be waiting at
each air terminal.
- Neither rental cars nor transportation to and from their
meeting or homes to the terminal will be necessary as
transportation will be provided by duty drivers.
- No loss of productive time will be incurred as all travel
will be in the same day as the meeting.
- No lodging required as all travel will be in the same day
as the meeting.
Analysis
Table 9.NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS JRB New Orleans via Business Air for Two Personnel
Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat TotalAircraft Operating Cost
$2,296.59
$2,296.59
Per diem $106.50 $106.50
Total $0.00 $0.00$2,403.
09 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00$2,403.
09
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The total cost to the Navy for two personnel to travel
to the meeting in New Orleans is $ 2403.09.
Table 10.NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS JRB New Orleans via Business Air for Six Personnel
Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat TotalAircraft Operating Cost
$2,296.59
$2,296.59
Per diem $319.50 $319.50
Total $0.00 $0.00$4,147.
15 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00$2616.0
9
The total cost to the Navy for six personnel to travel
to the meeting in New Orleans is $ 2,616.09.
Table 11. NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS North Island via Business Air for Two Personnel
Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat TotalAircraft Operating Cost
$6,561.40
$6,561.40
Per diem $106.50 $106.50
Total $0.00 $0.00$6,667.
90 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00$6,667.
90
The total cost to the Navy for two personnel to travel
to the meeting in San Diego is $6,667.90.
Table 12.NAS JRB Fort Worth to NAS North Island via Business Air for Six Personnel
Expense Sun Mon Tues Wed Thrs Fri Sat TotalAircraft Operating Cost
$6,561.40
$6,561.40
Per diem $319.50 $319.50
Total $0.00 $0.00$6,880.
90 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00$6,880.
90
The total cost to the Navy for two personnel to travel
to the meeting in San Diego is $6,880.90.
Totals
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Table 13.Meeting 1 Totals
Meeting 1 at NAS/JRB New Orleans for 2Personnel
Meeting 1 at NAS/JRB New Orleans for 6Personnel
Mode of Transportation Cost Mode of Transportation CostPersonally Owned Vehicles $2,475.00 Personally Owned Vehicles $5,585.00Commercial Air Travel $1,340.98 Commercial Air Travel $3,932.94Business Air Travel $2,403.09 Business Air Travel $2,616.09
Table 14.Meeting 2 Totals
Meeting 2 at NAS North Island for 2Personnel
Meeting 2 at NAS North Island for 6Personnel
Mode of Transportation Cost Mode of Transportation CostPersonally Owned Vehicles $5,457.00 Personally Owned Vehicles $12,165.00Commercial Air Travel $2,679.00 Commercial Air Travel $7,927.00Business Air Travel $6,667.90 Business Air Travel $6,880.90
Conclusion
After analyzing the three modes of travel I was able to
easily rule out POV as an efficient mode of travel for
either of the meetings on the schedule. The analysis does
provide significant evidence showing that for both meetings
if only two personnel are to attend, commercial air travel
is the preferred mode of travel. In both cases where only
two personnel attend the meeting there is a cost savings to
the Navy of over one thousand dollars. For both meetings,
if six personnel are required to attend the preferred mode
of travel would be business air travel in which case the
Navy would save at a minimum $1300.
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References
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from
http://www.what2fly.com/manufacturer/operating_cost/
BEECH/KING+AIR+200/95
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Cessna 560 Citation V, Ultra & Ultra Encore |
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id=162
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https://www.google.com/maps
JETNET Evolution - Export of Current Operating Costs
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_Export_of_Current_Operating_Costs_List.htm
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SkyVector: Flight Planning / Aeronautical Charts. (n.d.).
Retrieved from https://skyvector.com/
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Southwest Airlines | Book Flights, Airline Tickets,
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https://www.southwest.com/