A Terrible Thought Enters My Head........

[Sunfish]

Not content with owning a yacht, I'm wondering about aircraft ownership. I think I've fallen in love with the Yak 18T, since I saw one at YSWH a few years ago.

Anyone know much about these beasts?

[Stationair8]

Flies, floats or is female rent it.

If it has tits or tyres it will end in tears.

[Capt Wally]

yes the 3 "F" s, don't do it 'Sunfish', we don't want another poor & destitute plane owner here:bored: Like you said yourself, "A terrible thought":E
I was contemplating recently to buying a plane, but fortunetly I was saved by a few in here !:)


CW

[Bevan666]

Owning a boat will have acustomed you to spening a lot of money on a hobby. Owning your own aeroplane will be no different. A little more costly maybe.

My theory is you are a long time dead. Give it a go. :ok:

Bevan..

[PlankBlender]

sunfish, if you can afford it, get a YAK it'll be heaps of fun.:E

I recently took the plunge and couldn't be happier. Do your research, negotiate hard (it's a buyer's market), and start just jumping into your own aeroplane whenever you wish...

[aldee]

Been a fan of these beasties for a few years myself since reading a pommy mag with an 18T, 4 up doing loops, though when I'm suitably insane I think I'll be going down the 52 route, maybe a 52TW.
Also seen an 18 W with a one piece bubble canopy, cleans it's looks up and looses its military image a little.
Being an "experimental " category aircraft has some legal issues for touring which I assume being a 4 seater you'd be thinking of doing rather than just aero's but you'd be best talking with the likes of Lindsay Sinclair @ Redstars, he's put a few on the local registar and would be worth a chat.

Too much fun to be had and as has been said we're a long time dead.

Do it !

[sms777]

Are they ones where everything on the instrument panel written in russian and the altimeter reads meters?:ooh:

[Ultralights]

oh sh## i have already bought one.....:eek:

not a Yak, but still a classic.

oh yeah, i forgot, RAA rego, :ok: still afford that yacht!

[Howard Hughes]

Sanity aside, I gotta say I like the look of the Yak-18, looks like it has plenty of room for 4 'fair dinkum' blokes/sheilas, unlike their American counterparts who expect everybody to be a pre-pubescent waif...:ok:

PS: There is a company that advertises in Aviation Trader (can't remember the name), that specialises in importing Yak's!

[Mr.Buzzy]

Life's not a dress rehearsal......... Do it!......... Best wishes to you....

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[Green gorilla]

If you want fun get a gyrocopter.

[Mr.Buzzy]

Or not.

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[VH-XXX]

Unfortunately they aren't legal in aero's with 4 POB.

If you can afford one with the price of fuel the way it's going, good luck to you. A mate got one recenty, around $150k from memory.