If I Ever Buy A Plane

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4) 08/31/2017 at 23:03 • Filed to: None

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It would be this plane

Carbon Cub with a simple paint scheme and tundra tires. Absolute perfection.

If I became unreasonably wealthy I’d also have a Beechcraft Starship.

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Chariotoflove > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/31/2017 at 23:11

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Hard to stop at one, isn’t it?

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Chariotoflove 08/31/2017 at 23:13

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BRB, creating private airforce of obsolete Soviet planes.

WilliamsSW > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/31/2017 at 23:20

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My first two. When I get to turbine power, it’ll be a Pilatus, then a G-V when I reach full baller status. Then warbirds...

Kiltedpadre > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/31/2017 at 23:21

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Obsolete Russian planes you say? How about a turboprop biplane?

Though it does look and sound better with a radial.

lone_liberal > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/31/2017 at 23:23

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Former employers of mine had a Pilatus and that was a pretty nice ride. They chose it because it was the nicest plane they could fly with their single engine licenses.

WilliamsSW > Kiltedpadre 08/31/2017 at 23:28

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Saw “obsolete Soviet planes”, and immediately thought of the An-2. Nice!

Dusty Ventures > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/31/2017 at 23:31

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The Cub is super tempting due to its versatility, but after looking at a bunch of Velocity planes at Oshkosh I kinda really want one

Kiltedpadre > WilliamsSW 08/31/2017 at 23:39

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I had no idea they’d built a turboprop version till I was looking for the right image.

My other thought was a Wilga PZL-104, but that’s technically Polish.

bwp240 > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/31/2017 at 23:47

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I am boring and generic...

WilliamsSW > Kiltedpadre 08/31/2017 at 23:48

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I didn’t know there was a turbine An-2, either.

Above is a Wilga I saw in Oshkosh last month. Neat aircraft.

Chariotoflove > Kiltedpadre 08/31/2017 at 23:55

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Neato!

Kiltedpadre > WilliamsSW 08/31/2017 at 23:56

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There was one at an airport I worked at as a refueler in 2000. Pictures don’t do justice to how weird they look in person.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Kiltedpadre 09/01/2017 at 00:00

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An-14 too

WilliamsSW > Kiltedpadre 09/01/2017 at 00:05

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Very true. I stared at it for quite a while—much stranger than the picture suggests.

WilliamsSW > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 00:10

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You want something Soviet and weird? This is as weird as it gets. Although not *technically* an airplane...

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > WilliamsSW 09/01/2017 at 00:16

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Ekranoplans are neat

gmctavish needs more space > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 00:48

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I’d be happy with these. There’s more I want, but these are the “reasonable” ones.

The DC-3 is really pushing “reasonable”, though...

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > gmctavish needs more space 09/01/2017 at 00:53

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I mean, it is the greatest plane ever built... I don’t think you’re being unreasonable.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 02:58

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You’ll never get anywhere quickly in a Cub but what you can do slowly is pretty impressive. I used to trading to fly aerobatics out of King City, CA, which is in a valley that causes a very strong and steady wind right down the runway. Taking a break from training a few of us got talking about which one of us could land in the shortest distance. One of the instructors put it down like she was flying a helicopter. I’d guess she used about 50 feet before coming to a stop.

I’ve seen a lot of cool photos of them with the huge oversized wheels landing in the middle of nowhere. Looks really cool but if you blow it you’re now stuck in the middle of nowhere so I’d be uncomfortable attempting it.

In a Mini; let them mock me as My Mini Countryman is higher than you > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 03:02

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>Implying you wouldn’t want this

http://www.columbiapacificaviation.com/trainingsalesetc/aircraftforsale.html

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 04:43

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World’s best camper van:

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 07:49

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My Uncle had an old Cub. It was fun as shit, but damn if it wasn’t slow.

WilliamsSW > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 08:04

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They totally are. And very weird looking.

But they would make for a kick ass ferry.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 08:11

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Dangit! Now my morning productivity is shot. These are the planes I dream about.

Cessna Skymaster

Icon A5

PAL-V flying car

Hughes 500E

functionoverfashion > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 08:42

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This belongs to a friend, and he puts skis on it for winter. I love this plane, I’ve been in it a handful of times over the years.

This was his friend who came along, I think it’s a Champ? Similar, but more powaaahhh (if I recall correctly).

X37.9XXS > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 09:28

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I see your Fresco

and raise you

CaptDale - is secretly British > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 12:21

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I am not saying you are wrong, but:

1. Learjet 25

2. Cessna 441 Conquest II

3. Lockheed L-188 Electra

4. MiG 19

5. Hughes H-1 Racer

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > functionoverfashion 09/01/2017 at 13:34

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You have awesome friends with great taste.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > CaptDale - is secretly British 09/01/2017 at 13:34

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That H1... hnnnnggggggg

functionoverfashion > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 13:59

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It’s really a childhood friend’s father. I’m still close with the friend, so I get to experience this fantastic machine once in a while. He’s always amused at whatever boat I have, no matter what it is. He just chuckles and says, “That’s a lot of money for something that can’t even leave the ground!” I think he bought this Cub for something like under $10k, but that was probably 40 years ago. Still...

CaptDale - is secretly British > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/01/2017 at 14:32

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That is the proper and only response to that plane