according to the CPI inflation calculator, that 7 dollars would be $61 today, and $29 in 1987 when I was paying $38
my $38 in 1987 would be $78 today. I found the first Tomahawk rental in google at $85 So in todays dollars, that 1954 rental is a little more expensive today at $61 vs $85 http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl > > Might as well chime in here. Hunstvill Air Service, 1953/54. > $7.00 for J-3 or PA-11 wet and $3.50 for the Instructor. > I do not remember the cost of fuel, Virg > >