An aeroplane in which every thing works.
If one is fortunate enough to own an aeroplane then there really should be no reason for anything to remain u/s or to remain in the aircraft!
My aeroplane does have love lavished on it, if something is broken it is repaired or replaced immediately. If you put it off, it still needs to be done eventually. If not done it turns into one of those dogs that starts to be under utilised and when utilised not treated as well as it deserves. You've all seen them. There are aeroplanes out there that I won't get into!
I love flying my toy and I enjoy working on it, too! Pride of ownership doesn't stop at polishing it, it goes hand in glove with owning a safe and fully functioning aircraft. Let's face it - these things can kill you.
If tKf's trust fund administrators allow him to buy a Veepee then I am sure that he will acquire a lot of mechanical skills that the average teenager is unable to gain from a PlayStation or XBox.
Let me know how your vendor discussion went, tKf.
Off now to tighten the right wing landing wires.
Stik