John F. Purner

I saw a copy of The $100 Hamburger sitting on a bookshelf at the flight school I attend, and it looked intriguing enough for me to borrow a copy from my local library. I'm glad I didn't buy a copy. I suppose I envisioned a more narrative book, something about the joys of hopping into a plane of one's own and exploring new airports and the little diners and restaurants encountered in the process.

That is not this book. This book is a directory of airport restaurants, organized by state. When available, pilot reports are included with comments and ratings. The companion to this book is the author's website, which you can't access without paying a fee. I think there's a newer version of this book (which has a cover just as ugly and early 2000s looking as the website), but even with the newest edition I would highly recommend calling or looking up many of these restaurants before going, as I have no idea how out-of-date this information is, and a book can't be dynamically updated. (And unless you cough up some $$, you won't be able to use the website to check.)

While I'm glad that I live in a world where this book exists, I just can't get terribly enthusiastic about the book itself.… (meer)