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Old 18th Jul 2017, 21:25
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18greens
 
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I think sir Niall dementia has said it all.

If you want to fly a jet, don't bother with any licences, go and rent one with a savvy pilot and just fly it. Probably cost you £2000-3000/ hour via net jets and no stress. Then try the spitfire, jet provost etc. Face it, going solo in these things is possible but hugely expensive and at the end of the day a first class seat in a jumbo is a far cheaper and safer way of crossing the Atlantic.

If you want a real one arm paper hanging challenge try a multi piston ir or landing a Pitts special or aTiger Moth. That will make you sweat. Any aircraft that has a pilot that has 'got your back' is just too easy to fly. For a real challenge become an instructor.

If I had 'jet money' I would buy a big mcLaren, instruct at weekends, fly at boultbee all week on their spitfire, fly my mates to Vegas on ba business class every other month and still have change for ponies horses and stuff. ( but I'm guessing you probably do all this already??).

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