I was in the bath last night, and started thinking. Probably more information than you needed, there, but anyway - what would your perfect aircraft be? Not looking for an actual type, more like a wish-list, but try to keep it vaguely realistic!
I'll start. In something like order of importance:
- Must have loads of character
- Must be a taildragger
- Would be open-cockpit, but would have a cover I could put on for when it was just too cold
- Would be a two- or four-seater. (Or a three-seater, but there aren't many of them around)
- Would be at least mildly aerobatic
- Would cruise at a "sensible" speed, let's say around 150kts
- Ideally would have a stick, rather than a "steering wheel"
- Would be able to be kept outdoors without disintegrating. Or, even better, would be wood+fabric, and I'd live in an area where every airfield had copious amounts of hangar space available
- Would cost no more to operate than, say, a Piper Warrior
The closest I've found so far is a
WACO, but the $180,000 price tag for a new one is a little out of reach, and old ones don't seem to come up for sale too often! They sell a kit which is a little more affordable, but still way more than I have to spend, even if I did have a garage I could use to build it.
Anyone else???
FFF
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