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The $100 Hamburger

The $100 Hamburger
By John Purner

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Since its publication in 1998, “The $100 Hamburger- A Guide to Pilot’s Favorite Fly-In Restaurants” has become more than a book. It is a cultural phenomenon felt far outside its intended target market, general aviation owner pilots. Virtually every aviation magazine has written about the book. The April 2001 edition of Plane& Pilot referred to it as “general aviation’s version of the Zagat Guide”. The November 2001 edition of Flying pointed it out to “Fly-in diners intent on finding decent $100 Hamburgers.” The mainstream media has covered as well. The July 26, 2001 edition of The Wall Street Journal featured an above the fold, front page article of 23 column inches. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune and others had written flattering feature articles on our book over the life of the next edition. The book’s companion website clocks over 450,000 site visits per month. Each week it receives 50 to 100 updates (PIREPs) from our pilot readers. These PIREPs affect over 80% of the sites reported on in the book. New restaurants have opened, some restaurants and even some airports have closed. Today only twenty percent of the data from the current edition is fully accurate. The new edition will feature over 80% new content – new restaurants, new airports, and completely updated reports on both from pilots all over the US, Canada, and the UK.


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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #29736 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-11-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 528 pages

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.

From the Back Cover

A cover-to-cover revision of the world's only pilot-to-pilot eating guide

Featuring new restaurants, new airports, and updated reviews from pilots across the U.S., The $100 Hamburger is a true must have for any pilot in search of a good meal or an excuse to fly.

The Third Edition features over 1,000 pilot-rated-and-recommended places to land for that meal at the end of the flight and includes restaurants from all 50 states. These reviews are PIREPs (Pilot Reports) from fellow pilots who've been there, chowed down, and awarded each joint from one to five "burgers." They tell you everything: location...quality...price...transportation...as well as dress codes and hours of operation!

There's truly no better flight partner than this trusted combination travel, dining, and pilot guide to help you "know before you go."

Visit the $100 Hamburger Site at www.100dollarhamburger.com


Customer Reviews

Very Good Guide but needs some updating.4
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.

Where do you want to fly for lunch?4
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.

Good Reference Guide4
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)...