Airplane wish list.

[Pop n Fresh]

Ok todays premise. You have to make a list of airplanes you would like. I suggest it can be formatted as several sub categories. Here's mine.

• Can only have one most suitable aircraft.
• C-172 M

Yeah it's too simple to fly and won't challenge my limited skills but I have to face up to realities such as.

• I don't fly enough.
• I'm close to capable of operating one.
• Relatively reasonable cost and useful load.
• It can get me and the kids to where ever we want to go.

The other reality is until I consistently fly over 100 hours per year ie. never, I'm better off renting one.

• Planes I think I love from looking at them.
• Navion
• DHC-1
• Piper Cub
• Cessna Bird Dog
• Airdrome Camel replica
• Cherokee six
• RV-8
• Globe Swift

Boy howdy! Those can be some fine airplanes. Way better choices if I'm going to be stubborn and buy another expensive under utilized toy.

• Money's no object/now you're being silly.
• C-310 Q Nice little multi, gets the kids to Disney properties quicker.
• C-130 Perfect for taking my wife's trailer and the silly Harley for warm weekend escapes in February.
• Grumman Albatross, Because a party like that is obviously too big for the goose.
• F-86 Not sure how it became my favorite warbird but it did.
• F-16 Sporty!
• Stearman Possibly too cool but tough.

List subject to change, often.

[iflyforpie]

Mine is the Cub that is sitting in my garage.... not being worked on right now because I am drinking coffee and wasting time on here. There is something satisfying about something that you worked on to bring from a collection of parts to an airworthy aircraft... but I never flew any of the aircraft I had restored previously. I don't think I'd appreciate any airplane that I just bought with lottery winnings.

I am really looking forward to the day it sits on Edo 1400s.... ...and I'd like a set of skis for it too since our lake would be just perfect for it.

[Pop n Fresh]

Sure but if I hit the powerball or equivalent you might get to work on some pretty cool stuff.

• Basket case warbirds I make someone else fix while I pester them and eat sandwiches.
• c-180
• DHC-2
• Navion
• Corsair
• P-51
• Spitfire
• Hurricane*
• Mitsubishi Zero

*Not the Honda.

[esp803]

Practical:

Super Cub with Tundra Tires, Floats and Straight boards.

Budget not an issue:

Boeing 314

[looproll]

I'm going to get an F-5 Tiger!

[Tail-Chaser]

Realisically:
A 172P with a decent instrument panel.

Money was no object:
Piston: SR22 or Piper Malibu
Turbine single: PC12
Turbine Twin: King Air 350
Civil Jet: Anything in the Challenger series.
Fighter: B-58 Hustler

[pdw]

There's a nice little Pelican parked in my yard.

I wish it were ............ a Caravan on Floats.

[boogs82]

Practical every day plane, Cessna 172.

Something I think would be cool to have, Tiger Moth.

Money's no issue, Gulfstream G550.

[garfield]

CONCORDE

[Cat Driver]

Why is the Cessna 172 so popular when for the same money you can get a Grumman Cheetah?

[CFR]

Pretty happy with the Slingsby T-67

If I had to change I might go for a C-180

If money was no object T-28 and/or B-25

[Genetk44]

Realisically:
A 172P with a decent instrument panel.

Money was no object:
Piston: SR22 or Piper Malibu
Turbine single: PC12
Turbine Twin: King Air 350
Civil Jet: Anything in the Challenger series.
Fighter: B-58 Hustler

Pretty sure the B-58 Hustler was a bomber not a fighter

[Tail-Chaser]

Realisically:
A 172P with a decent instrument panel.

Money was no object:
Piston: SR22 or Piper Malibu
Turbine single: PC12
Turbine Twin: King Air 350
Civil Jet: Anything in the Challenger series.
Fighter: B-58 Hustler

Pretty sure the B-58 Hustler was a bomber not a fighter

Whatever you wanna class it as; It's loud, belches smoke, and goes fast.

[Sulako]

Realistically: X-plane 10

I win the lottery:

Piston Single: Polish Otter http://airtechcanada.com/otter.html
Piston Twin: Baron 58p http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_Baron#Baron_58
Turbine Single: PC-12NG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_PC-12
Turbine Twin: MU-2 Marquise with a stellar FO http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_MU-2
Civil Jet: G650 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulfstream_G650
Fighter: Mig 29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29

[North Shore]

Still holding out for that lottery win...Id like to think that I'd buy and sell planes as the mood struck me. Some on the list are:

Tiger Moth,
Hurricane,
Spitfire,
Mustang,
T28,
Sabre
(not a plane) Bell47 - the coolest helicopter ever!

Given where I live, I think that if money wasn't a problem, Id get a 'Van on amphibs

Realistically speaking, I have a dream of teaching my sons on a Cub...

[Moose47]

G'day

Since we are dreaming, I'd like the following:

Spartan Executive
Douglas Dakota Mk. IV
Canadair Sabre Mk. 6
Canadian Vickers-built Consolidated Model 28 PBY-5A Canso
Grumman HU-16B Albatross
Douglas C-54G Skymaster
Avro Lancaster B. Mk. III or X
Bell UH-1H

Cheers...Chris

[Cat Driver]

Canadian Vickers-built Consolidated Model 28 PBY-5A Canso

Why not get a PBY6A?

It is twenty million times the airplane and about the same price.

[Rowdy]

What I will most likely end up owning at some point in my life : DHC-1 or C170B

What I wish I had, based on the things I like to do and what I like to look at that aren't totally made of unobtanium:

Extra 300L for going upsidey down with a friend..
DHC-2 on straight Edo's… because I can't NOT have a piston Beaver..
DHC-2T on whipline amphibs
Beech D18S with both wheels and floats. Polished aluminum with some kind of sharks teeth motif
Beech T34B or V35TC.. depending on what I can find in decent shape. Painted up as a Navy Trainer
Beech King air F90 or a wildly upgraded 200 for staying within some of the smaller airfields
Gulfstream G550 for going anywhere in the world
Grumman G73 Mallard for getting around in the caribbean duh!

[Rookie50]

Pc 12 Ng, for one all around amazing plane, has to top my list.

[cap41]

+1 For piper cherokee. easy than 172 to fly, land etc, more tolerant and forgiving on cross wind landings.

[C-GKNT]

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(not a plane) Bell47 - the coolest helicopter ever!
...

North Shore,

Since you said that (and it is so true), if happen to find yourself out in Central Alberta PM me and I'll take you for a ride.

Glenn

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[Pop n Fresh]

Is it just me or does the picture make you hear Suicide Is Painless?

[mantogasrsrwy]

Realisically:
A 172P with a decent instrument panel.

Money was no object:
Piston: SR22 or Piper Malibu
Turbine single: PC12
Turbine Twin: King Air 350
Civil Jet: Anything in the Challenger series.
Fighter: B-58 Hustler

I'm with you on the B-58, though I don't think the acquisition cost would be as much of a problem as maintaining and feeding it.

[CFR]

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(not a plane) Bell47 - the coolest helicopter ever!
...

North Shore,

Since you said that (and it is so true), if happen to find yourself out in Central Alberta PM me and I'll take you for a ride.

Glenn

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Agreed on coolest and it prompted a bit of a search. There are 42 Bell-47's registered in Canada (not sure of course how many are airworthy). If the lotto hits (not a big win required), a 47 can be purchased for around 155,000.

[white_knuckle_flyer]

Agreed on coolest and it prompted a bit of a search. There are 42 Bell-47's registered in Canada (not sure of course how many are airworthy). If the lotto hits (not a big win required), a 47 can be purchased for around 155,000.

Plus another 50K (?) to learn how to fly it.