dfw-ord-pdx was $322 AI per trip, so $644 for (5062 BIS miles x 2 trips x AADER double EQM) 20248 eqm = 3.18 cents/eqm (also rdm if you were plat/exp, which I was not at that time)

compared to the four RT's i just booked at 240 a piece out of AUS (sept 12, 13, 26, 27)
5404 BIS miles x 4 trips = 21616 EQM for $960 = 4.44 cents/eqm or 27024 RDM with my gold bonus = 3.55 cents/RDM (2.22 cents/RDM for plat/exp)

so as long as my simple math is correct, it looks like for plat/exp this would be a better run in terms of cents/RDM than the AADER out of DFW

I only have 7 upgrade coupons left right now, so I probably will do the first two MR's completely in coach. This time I definitely will not do a window seat on the flights in and out of PDX as last time they were both pretty full flights and the middle seat elite-block didn't turn out those times (they did on the other 2 flights though).