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Wet rate or dry rate: which is really cheaper?

A dry rate looks cheaper until the fuel bill lands. Enter both quotes, your burn, and today's fuel price - and see the true hourly cost, the crossover price, and what the gap costs you over a year of flying.

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The two quotes

True cost, side by side

Dry wins at today's fuel price
$144 per year at 8 hrs/month.
$2/hr
Crossover fuel price
Above this, the wet rate is the better deal; below it, dry wins.
$6.67/gal
Wet rate, effective
One number, fuel risk on the operator.
$175/hr
Dry rate, true cost
$115 + 9 gph x $6.50 fuel.
$174/hr
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Fuel share at your numbers: $59/hr. Every dollar of fuel-price movement shifts the dry rate's true cost by $9.00 per hour.

+Rate philosophy

Fuel is the argument. Price it once.

Why do clubs quote wet and owners think dry?

Renters want one predictable number; owners feel every fuel price swing. A wet rate bundles the risk, a dry rate passes it through. Neither is wrong - what breaks groups is comparing one against the other without doing the fuel math.

What is a house fuel price?

A fixed per-gallon price the group agrees to use for reimbursements and billing, reviewed periodically, so members who fill up away from home get credited fairly. Resyrv applies it automatically on every return so nobody does gas-station arithmetic in the logbook.

Which rate should our club publish?

Publish wet if your members value simplicity and you can absorb short-term fuel swings; publish dry with a house fuel price if you want the rate to stay honest without constant committee meetings. Either way, know your crossover price - it tells you when the published rate has quietly gone stale.

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