If I had the money.

"Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ" (doge-supreme)
02/06/2014 at 12:27 • Filed to: planelopnik

And my pilots license.

http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail…

DISCUSSION (19)

Jayhawk Jake > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/06/2014 at 12:28

Dual controls? The backseat must be tight

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Jayhawk Jake
02/06/2014 at 12:30

Yeah it looks like the guys head is hitting the canopy in the back. maybe remove the controls and just keep the seat for a passenger. too bad theres no room for luggage would be cool to say you have a P 51 as a private commuter plane.

MonkeePuzzle > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/06/2014 at 12:31

I hear the air race mustangs are actually 2/3 scale or some such thing, vote that's the way to go. wonder if thye are cheaper or more expensive than the real deal

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/06/2014 at 12:32

There must be room where they kept all those .50 rounds. Also converted drop fuel tank - coolest roof rack pod EVER.

Paul, Man of Mustangs > MonkeePuzzle
02/06/2014 at 12:39

They cut the wings down, at least. Less drag, quicker transitions, stuff like that.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/06/2014 at 12:45

I was thinking along the lines of a T-38 Talon for my dream aerial plaything/commuter. There are a few in civilian hands, and like the P-51, it is still drop-dead gorgeous after all these years. With that storage pod underneath it might even be considered practical.

Thunder > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/06/2014 at 13:04

Have the license... albeit no tailwheel or complex endorsement, but that's easy enough.

I did enough dreaming about these many years ago. They were going for about half a mil back 20-25 years ago. Now this one is over 2 mil. Nice appreciation. Wonder if I can crowdsource it as an investment opportunity...

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Thunder
02/06/2014 at 13:06

I see these only rising in price as long as they're well maintained as the years go on.

Thunder > MonkeePuzzle
02/06/2014 at 13:06

There are smaller-scale Mustang kitplanes out there. 5151 is one, offhand. From what I have heard, they're very nice flying.

What would be missing, though, would be the noise. That wonderful noise from the Rolls Royce Merlin. I wonder if anyone has ever made a scaled-down version of that... that sounds 'right'.

One example of a mini Mustang.

Kinja'd!!!

Thunder > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/06/2014 at 13:09

Very true.

But I'd gladly sell body parts to keep this in the air...

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Thunder
02/06/2014 at 13:11

Yeah. If i ever won the lottery this would be one of the first things on my list of stuff to buy.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/06/2014 at 13:18

I know for a fact you can find them much cheaper than that. Closer to $1mil rather than 2. Are you interested in obtaining your pilots license? I started, but it's very costly, so I haven't really done it for a while.

atf23 > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/06/2014 at 13:20

Check out aircraftrecords.com. They have the Checkflight series. The P-51 version is awesome. Preflight, startup, taxi, takeoff and flight from inside the cockpit. The Rolls Royce Merlin sounds awesome! Listen to it often. This is as close you'll get to the real thing. The P-38 Lightning is also one if my favorites. If you're a plane nut, you have to have these.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
02/06/2014 at 13:20

I've always wanted to but my mom said she would kill me if I did so now that I'm out of the house and have a decent job I've been looking into it again.

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/06/2014 at 13:35

It's quite fun. My first lesson, about 2 years ago (I was 18), was awesome. I was sorta expecting the mentor to be an old white guy that would be like James May with pre-flight and kill the fun. I show up and my teacher is a 22y/o black guy (not judging, just didn't expect that) with aviators. Cool guy. He said he flies on the weekends to get away. After brief pre-flight checks, we hop in and taxi to the runway. He then asks if I wanted to takeoff. For some stupid reason I said no. I thought I would f-up, even though I had played flight simulators many times before. After a while he lets me take over and I go over the Chesapeake Bay and it's bridge. Towards the end I flew over the Naval Academy at around 1500-2000ft. That was really fun.

I sort of ranted, but hopefully it conveys how enjoyable the experience is. If you end up doing it, you will most likely be in a Cessna. But, don't worry it's really easy and unforgiving, while being underpowered.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
02/06/2014 at 13:38

I had the chance to fly a trainer plane once. It was one of the funnest things I've done but my goals of getting my license have been on hold for a long time.

It's a "Porch-uh" > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/06/2014 at 14:31

My kids love this show called Mighty Machines (it's poorly done Canadian public TV crap) and they were just watching an episode at an air show. Lots of really great WW2/Korea-vintage planes. My first thought was how expensive these planes must be, and how much money all these people must have to be private owners.

I mean, who just has a Corsair to play with?

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > It's a "Porch-uh"
02/06/2014 at 14:35

When i lived in Bend OR and worked at the local pool, there was a guy who would fly a Spitfire overhead. It was one of the coolest things to see and hear.

FelixScout > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
02/07/2014 at 13:22

Then you may want the civilian version of a Cavalier Mustang which had two seats and baggage space. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalier_…