I've won lotto!!!!

[Cloud Basher]

That's what I will be saying tomorrow morning after the $30M draw tonight.

Therefore my question is: what is the fastest and longest ranging single-pilot IFR business jet? I know the Citation IV does 450kts but not sure if it is SPIFR? Maybe the Phenom 300? Obviously the TBM850 has to be up there, but then again it only has one fan. But you could trade some speed for long legs plus the ability to carry all your mates in a PC-12. Or you could do the obvious and go the B250 King Air. Nice plane to take you and your mates on the shooting/fishing trip and still have room for the meat/fish/trophies.

Then again maybe you could go old school and a Beech Staggerwing or a Lockeed 12 might fill the duties. What about a nice Spitfire, Mustang, Sea Fury (nothing like the sound of a Centaurus belting passed at 400kts!) What about new build FW190?

Maybe you like upside down, a new Pitts S-2C or Extra 330 or MX2 or if you want to be by yourself, an MXS-R? Give Matt Hall a run for his money? But you would need a support plane and a DC3 would definitely fill that niche.

Anyway you guys may as well save your money on a ticket, because these are the questions I will have to ponder and come up with a solution to tomorrow morning. If you ask nicely I might even let you sit in the cockpit of whichever aero planes I buy. And make engine noises!!!

Good luck, but not too much!!

Cheers
CB

[Piano Man]

Would be hard for me to go past a Viking Twin Otter on Amphibs.

Will just dream on a little more!

[morno]

what is the fastest and longest ranging single-pilot IFR business jet?

I believe, that the Premier 1 Beechjet may hold that title. Willing to be proven wrong though.

morno

[doubledub]

Hope you didn't buy your ticket from a Nigerian via email! My winning ticket says the draw is tomorrow night :}

[terminus mos]

Nice nearly new King Air will do me + 2 pilots to fly whenever I want to go somewhere.

[fencehopper]

Have to be a Quest Kodiak for me and a new Otter for my skydive club.
My new ultralight would have to be electric.
FH

[Howard Hughes]

Nice nearly new King Air will do me + 2 pilots to fly whenever I want to go somewhere.
Where do I apply?;)

[kingRB]

Have to be a Quest Kodiak for me and a new Otter for my skydive club.

If you are lucky they might even pay $20 a slot each and according to them that will cover the running costs :E

I'll take a G650 please. Wait, $30M may not be enough? :(

[Lancair70]

Im buying a Quest Kodiak with my winning ticket. or an EA-500, maybe both :)

[Wally Mk2]

Christ if you've got any real brains ya would just hire a jet complete with hostie:-)

Wouldn't take long for that $30Mill to evaporate owning a jet with all yr new found 'mates' hangin' on!:)
Anyway what's $30 Mill, pilots earn that in a few short years as it is:E

Wmk2

[Cloud Basher]

Hope you didn't buy your ticket from a Nigerian via email! My winning ticket says the draw is tomorrow night


Damn,
Now I have only slightly less chance of winning than someone who did buy a legit ticket!!!

[Dangly Bits]

Buy a PC/12 and fly it back from Austria via Nigeria. It would be rude not to say thank-you.

Oh can you say hello to my long lost brother the Prince? I haven't heard from him since I sent the $5,000 to him to open the bank account......

DB

[Fliegenmong]

Amphibious Caravan, trading a lot of speed, but a ton of useful!

[jas24zzk]

I'm with morno, I think the Beech Premier 1 fits with the original criteria. Nice looking bus :ok:

But I think in that class, I might just buy a Merlin.


As for alternatives....in no particular order.

Quest Kodiak. Seriously load capable.
Late Cherokee 6 with nice appointments. Nothing like the Family truckster for hauling a large load slowly.
Questaire Venture. Ok, only 2 seat, but goes like a bat out of hell on not a lot of power.

If i got something from the second list, I'd also have to buy a Harvard or wirraway, get that round engine tail dragger exp to later step up to a Boomerang or Sea Fury...or even a bearcat :E

[TOUCH-AND-GO]

I believe, that the Premier 1 Beechjet may hold that title. Willing to be proven wrong though.

The SJ30! Does a range of 2500NM and a top speed of Mach 0.83 and price tag of $5.5 million. Willing to be proven wrong as well :}

I'd like the Honda Ha-420 Jet, not bad for $3.5 mil. :E

[Ultralights]

$30M, screw the business Jet, i want to invest me money,
a nice P38 Lightning will do me just fine..

[43Inches]

I'll buy a big boat and sail as far away from anything aviation as i possibly can, that way I have some chance of keeping my fortune.

[RatsoreA]

In a debate like this, I am reminded of the time honoured mantra -

If it flys, floats or f@#ks, its going to cost you...

That being said, I'll take VH-BUR or the turbine powered aerostar!

:}

[Worrals in the wilds]

Ahh lotto, the tax on people who are bad at maths...:E
I'd have a Kingair and a Tiger Moth, and a nice property in SEQ with a big enough runway for the Kingair.
And a Queenslander style homestead with verandahs, a kitchen wing and fireplaces.
And a pony. :ok:

[Servo]

It is refreshing to see some humor and light heartedness on here for a change :D

Personally I would give the job away, some to the family and MAYBE a P-51 or some such.

Good luck!

[DC3Qld]

OK - as long as we are dreaming, how about something altruistic, $30M is more than enough for some toys AND some philanthropy.
As I am obviously biased I would like to rescue some of our DC3 airframes from the elements and maybe even get one flying again. Would even like to get some of our more recent aviation heritage stored away safely for when people start to wonder why someone didn't protect such and such a plane for posterity
And for something really far out there I would engage a treasure hunter with the fancy deep water side scan radar and go looking for the lost Sandringham which is somewhere off the Gold Coast broadwater.
As far as toys go - I don't need to go anywhere fast but I would like to be able to get a bunch of people and gear off the beaten track to remote places and tropical islands so a Grumman Albatross would fit the bill perfectly.
Ahh dreaming - at least that can still be free!

[lurker999]

Unfortunately 43 the boat is likely to cost as much as the plane to maintain and insure etc.

[Old but not bold]

CB, give AJ a call he should tell you how to blow $30m quickly:ok:

[Cloud Basher]

Servo,
Humour? Mate I am dead set serious!!!!:ok:

Old,
Nope, I would save the 25 cent cost of the call and call the head of the Nigerian ponzi scheme. Much better chance of a rational conversation with a better chance of a return...

Cheers
CB

[Cloud Basher]

DC3Qld,
Along similar lines I have always had a soft spot for the Catalina. Been over in Perth for a couple of weeks and visited the RAAFA museum at Bull Creek. Had a good look at the big Cat and watched the whole DVD they have on it. Now that is a way to travel. Mind you 22 hours aloft is a loooong time. But you can carry lots of mates and kit.

Whilst I was there I also watched the Lancaster DVD. Low and behold a gentleman was there with his daughter and son. He flew Lancs in WWII. Did 12 flights in training to get his captaincy and then flew 13 missions. Well 12.5 anyway. He was on his 13th when he got shot down and spent the rest of the war as a POW courtesy of Hitler. He mentioned a number of things and we had a very nice chat. One thing that got my attention was they sync'd the props visually by looking at prop disc. He also mentioned the prop arc of no 2 and 3 engines is directly in line with pilot/co-pilot. Always worried him that a prop would let go.

At the end of the conversation I was blown away. He was a piece of living history. All I could say was "thank you for your service" and shook his hand.

They also have a beautiful original MK22 Spitfire there. Wonder if, when I win lotto tonight, they would sell it to me to restore to flying condition? I think they will be getting a phone call on Friday to ask just that!

Cheers
CB

[nomorecatering]

Hmmmm 30 million huh.

Buy 300 acres on the NSW southern highlands and buld a Cotswold style stone mansion.

A Cessna Corvallis TTx + maybe a Mu2 Solitair.

Of course one would need your own runway. Question, how much would pabing a 900m runway cost assuming the ground is flat to begin with?

A Steinway d274 concert grand piano.

An Allen LL-Q3274-SP digital theatre organ.

A Jaguar XFR in dark silver- the most beautiful car in the world.

Panasonic 103 inch Plasma or maybe the 150 inch monster and a home theatre system to go with it. Had a look at one at Len Wallis Audio. A pair of Focal Grand Utopia speakers was $300,000, the amp that drove them (Krell) was 60 grand.

A Harley.

And a big fence to keep the rif raf out.

[Howard Hughes]

I'd spend most of it on women and booze, the rest I would just waste!;)

[Wanderin_dave]

A hangar full of vintage toys? Tiger Moths, Winjeels, CT-4s, DC-3 a Yak/Chang or two, maybe a YMF-5 for couples, a Rapide for groups, an S-2C for thrills and an L-39 for heathens. Hell if we're dreaming; how about some two seat P-40s and Mustangs?

Invest the rest wisely (you know, some QF shares :E) and operate an air-experience centre not for profit to spread the love.

[BlatantLiar]

As you'd open my hangar doors you would see a PC-12 and a McLaren MP4-12C

[Shagpile]

Lancair Evolution turbine for long distance family holidays to the lake house.
Glasair Sportsman 2+2 for camping,
Something fast & light aero capable for weekend fun. Possibly Glasair3 or RV14?


damn...I even did a uni degree on maths but still stupidly bought a ticket tonight because of this thread. Will either be the best or worst $20 I spent :)

P.S. You're not actually buying a chance to win. It's the 8 hours of 'what if' dreaming that you're paying for.

http://ozrunways.com/email_images/evolution.jpeg

[sprocket check]

ok, ok.

Turbine Duke. Or maybe PC12.

A list of vintage aircraft and wine as long as my arm (aircraft for me wine for the mrs).

A maintenance organisation. Hire one guy with all the tickets and pay him ****loads. Buy my neighbours out.

That should do for the first half. Be VERY VERY careful with the second half.

Oh and something slightly better on 4 wheels than what I have now.

[Biggles78]

I would find a good surgeon and ask him to cut me open and fix my back so I could get my medical back and then all the licences and ratings.

You never know how much you miss it until it is taken away from you. Just one more flight as PIC, preferably in a multi in IMC with no autopilot (and none of that sissy magenta line rubbish either).

Then get something with easy access and join Angel Flight.

[illusion]

Rule 1:

If it flies, floats or fxxks.... Rent it.

INVEST 30 mill,in the ASX 200 will return you about 10 % PA incluing franking credits or about $8200 per day or 57K per week.

That will allow one to enjoy the fruits of life and pass it down a few generations as well :ok:

[Howard Hughes]

Oh well didn't win, I guess it's back to flogging round in a clapped out old Kingair with a couple of hundred hours on the clock for me...;)

[diddly squat]

Would be hard for me to go past a Viking Twin Otter on Amphibs.

Would need a better range to be a useful IFR machine.

I prefer the turbine Albatross with a jetski hanging under each wing.

http://www.hu-16.com/photos/173-002.jpg

[poteroo]

Well, I must be spoiled - bit like HHin post above. Just need enough spare time to exercise my RV more than currently.

Sure there are so many great machines out there, but if I really want to dream a little - a really good C185 with all the gear, with which I'd continue to train pilots in the real art and skills of flying real taildraggers. Just need a few real hills and undersized strips to go with the package!

happy days,

[Worrals in the wilds]

I would find a good surgeon and ask him to cut me open and fix my back so I could get my medical back and then all the licences and ratings.Fair call. I remember when U2 guitarist The Edge's daughter got sick, and he said that he had all the money in the world and would give every Euro up to have her well again. :sad:
Good luck, there's a miracle cure every week in these wonderous times; may the next one be yours. :ok:

[slackie]

That will allow one to enjoy the fruits of life and pass it down a few generations as well
HELL NO! My kids 'aint seeing any of my $$$, I'm doing my best to spend them all myself!! Mind you $30M might be a bit of a stretch!!

The investment idea may be a winner though... for $30M you could probably buy Spain and get Greece thrown in for free!! Not such a prudent investment in this day and age though :uhoh:

As for aircraft, my wishlist is a follows...
Edge 540T or SBach for eye popping fun
http://www.xtremeair.de/content/getimage.asp?path=content/media/211_1.jpg&width=207&height=137

Maule for the back country
http://www.airport-data.com/images/aircraft/small/373/373890.jpg

Lake Renegade for the wet backcountry
http://www.teamlake.com/album/images/Photo-20.jpg

Lavochkin La9 is my warbird of choice
http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/images/main/03_ardmore/03ARD019.JPG

Mu2 for the medium range hop
http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Safety_Issues/FAA_Inaction/MU2down_files/MU2_marquise_01_640x419.jpg

Gulfstream 4 for the slightly longer trips!
http://www.gameplayer-casinos.com/images/gulfstream4.jpg

Hmmm.... may need more than $30M me thinks!!:}:confused:

[Typhoon650]

Only one plane? I couldn't pick just one plane!
I'd find a nice council owned airport somewhere in rural NSW (Moruya would be ideal), buy that, build a mega house/hangar on it for myself, build other hangars and foster a truly GA friendly atmosphere to encourage GA companies and pilots to use the airport. I'd do this by keeping lease costs to a minimum and providing proper, modern facilities for all aerodrome users and keeping the local community aerodrome/aviation friendly. There might even be a few airside cabins/houses available for short term lease/holiday rentals.
Then I'd buy something like a PC 12 for getting around locally, a nice Lear 45 for getting around Oceania/SE Asia and just fly first class if I wanted to go abroad (obviously flying the PC12 or Lear to the airport!).
There would also be a few fun planes, maybe a Stearman and a Skybolt, plus whatever caught my eye. There would definitely be some sort of warbird in there and a Catalina restoration would be a great way to waste some money.
Would any of that be profitable? Probably not, but if I had $30million to waste, I'd have fun doing it and god knows, GA needs a shot in the arm from someone.

[Di_Vosh]

Hmmm.... may need more than $30M me thinks!!

Well, you got your wish. No-one won and next Thursday night the prize is up to $50M.

You guys are nuts! I'd be splashing out and getting a 30yo C172! :}

[Jamair]

Buy a big block at Gatton or maybe Whitsunday airpark, build a BIG shed to keep my toys in.

A PC12 for the family trips. A RV14 for me to build and then play with. A SeaFury for bragging rights. A 1982 Katana SX (proddie racer). A 1973 Z900. A 1984 GPz900R. A GPz750 Turbo. The best toolkit in the world. A bloody big flat screen TV for the shed wall, a beer fridge and a comfy lounge for me & the mates. A house for the boss and the small people.

A mil to Fred Hollows foundation. Another mil to the Salvos.

[Exit Strategy]

1. Nice holiday (about a year)
2. Nice lightie (day VFR only)
3. LLB/JD
4. Never fly for a living again
5. Do some pro bono work screwing unscrupulous employers in this industry helping those less fortunate
6. Live off the investment income

[Ultralights]

$30M, had a rethink, ill be buying enough land on the eastern seaboard, NSW, central coast area, and building my own airpark..

[Worrals in the wilds]

5. Do some pro bono work screwing unscrupulous employers in this industry helping those less fortunateActually that could be a heck of a lot of fun. :E
50 mil would probably be enough for a batmobile as well, to do the job properly...
http://goldenagecomics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/tec48-300x139.jpg

[fulmar]

Sitting here in my airconditioned ($15 target fan) at the university of wisconsin at Oshkosh i can think of some pretty
mouthwatering ideas including :
The hondajet-yes i know it has engines above the wings but boy does it look good.
But not As good as new lancair. I don't know what it is or does but its the ultimate definition of sex on wings.
A quest kodiak? - makes the good old airvan look like a tinkertoy.
Then again the Diamond Djet looks the part.
Or a mustang, a corsair, an f86 sabre maybe?
Amd i never knew the world held so many Vans RVs until i got to oshkosh
The ikon floatplane?-nice idea but not here.
Anyway if its not at oshkosh its not in the market-and all of the 500 plua aussies here are having a ball-but can somebody please pick up the tab at Kelly's?

[fulmar]

Apropos Shagpiles entry -the Lancair evolution.
As i said-sex on wings

[Stationair8]

Lets see,

By an airport, then buy a big 4x4 ute with flashing lights, get myself a big badge and a really bad attitude. Everytime some-body pulled up in there GA plane race out and harass them and generally make them feel like a terrorist. Everytime the met man mentions rain within a 500 nm radius of the field, immediately close the grass runways for a minimum of 6 months.
Find the CFI of the flying school and harass him about minor issues until he gets that zombie look on his face, then make hasty exit across the closed grass runway's in my big 4x4 ute. Spend all day finding some obscure rule to enforce that has no safety aspect for aviation. Harass some poor student pilot doing a pre-flight on his C152 for not wearing airport operator approved safety vest and issue him with an on the spot fine of $200.00.

Or start up a business class airline betwen Melbourne and Sydney using a couple of B727-200's. Lets see Penthouse pets for flight attendents, 70 business class seats/beds, as much grog as you can drink on the two hour flight, cigars, spa bath down the back, casino, pokies and Foxtel on the mega screens. Bookings, only through travel agents like EWL.

[dartman2]

Great idea, but I think all your staff will need to win 30M, but I'll come and work for you

[Howard Hughes]

Or start up a business class airline betwen Melbourne and Sydney using a couple of B727-200's. Lets see Penthouse pets for flight attendents, 70 business class seats/beds, as much grog as you can drink on the two hour flight, cigars, spa bath down the back, casino, pokies and Foxtel on the mega screens. Bookings, only through travel agents like EWL. Now there's a dream to aspire to!:ok:

[Ixixly]

Nah, won't work Stationair8, you'll have a lineup of pissed off women screaming "DISCRIMINATION!!" because they weren't good looking enough to be hired, you'll have CASA screaming "FIRE HAZARD!!" Due to the Cigars, you'll have someone from the Government screaming "RESPONSIBLE SERVICE OF ALCOHOL!!" and finally some irate hippy screaming "CONSUMERISM GONE MAD!!!" or some such nonsense...of course all that screaming tends to be hard to hear over the sound of Jet Engines idling unusually high....

[...still single]

I'm just gonna buy a KingAir C90, cuz I'm all, like, humble n' sht.

[VH-XXX]

By an airport, then buy a big 4x4 ute with flashing lights

Which airport has this level of service S8?

Sounds like a few that I know of!

[redsnail]

Checkboard and I have discussed this a couple of times.
We'd buy/set up a flying school at Port Macquarie. Full monty. PPL to CPL and IR. Have a couple of top instructors paid the award and then some. ;)

To keep us amused, Checkers would have an aerobatic aircraft and I'd have a Hawker 800 with Collins avionics. I'd endorse the senior instructors on it too. :ok:

However, the piece de resistance would be a really cool hangar bar with good honest food too. (for those about to fly) :ok:

[Jamair]

Reddo, love ya work, but Proline is a tool of Satan and all proponents thereof should undergo exorcism by a ordained Garmin rep!!!:E

[criticalmass]

Kenmore-converted turbo-Beaver.

[propblast]

OK, I need you guys to tell me how to stop the Minister for War and Finance from spending it before me.

[sixtiesrelic]

"OK, I need you guys to tell me how to stop the Minister for War and Finance from spending it before me" ... on her useless family members who you detest and have always thought she married beneath her station.

[jas24zzk]

The problems you mention are easily solved, it simply needs a can do approach.:O


Nah, won't work Stationair8, you'll have a lineup of pissed off women screaming "DISCRIMINATION!!" because they weren't good looking enough to be hired,

Spend 50 grand on cosmetic surgery for the ugliest/loudest and give her a job. Call it Employer Funded Training, and get a grant from the guvmint.

you'll have CASA screaming "FIRE HAZARD!!" Due to the Cigars,
Buy the contract to transport CASA officials on the route, and supply free cigars to them. (you might want to also install a private dance room on board as well)

you'll have someone from the Government screaming "RESPONSIBLE SERVICE OF ALCOHOL!!"
1 free flight to show them how responsible you are, free Gin and Tonics all round, probably a free cigar as well. Escort the officials to their motels, and ensure they are safely ensconsed. You are doing more than other providers, as you are ensuring the patron is safely in bed, not just kicking em out at closing time.


and finally some irate hippy screaming "CONSUMERISM GONE MAD!!!" or some such nonsense

A new poncho from dimmy's should solve that.


As they say, if it works against you, then buy it.

[fencehopper]

i'd just take the CASA officials on a 'long ride'. One way!

[Howard Hughes]

Reddo, love ya work, but Proline is a tool of Satan and all proponents thereof should undergo exorcism by a ordained Garmin rep!!!
I'd rather sell my soul to the devil than use Garmin...:E

Disclaimer: Unless of course said Garmin is attached to Embraer Phenom 300.;)

[Ixixly]

jas24zzk, you are most wise. Your plan is hereby approved!! Here, have a Cigar...

[jas24zzk]

jas24zzk, you are most wise. Your plan is hereby approved!! Here, have a Cigar...

Can i munch on it the same way Bob Hoover does mid loop? Or do I need some more money to pay off casa after they view my gootube video?

[Worrals in the wilds]

Or do I need some more money to pay off casa after they view my gootube video? Nah, just the pharmacist. :}
If not the pharmacist, save it for your lawyers when you get :mad:ed over by the ugliest/loudest in the Family Court. :E
Lap-dancing wife wins $3.25M cash as court rules pre-nup is valid | News.com.au (http://www.news.com.au/national/lap-dancing-wife-wins-325m-cash-as-court-rules-pre-nup-is-valid/story-fncynjr2-1226429441639)
Seriously, good luck with the 50 mil. It would be nice to read about someone who'd managed to keep it...

[Towering Q]

I'd go shopping in the states for a low time, well looked after C441 with Dash 10's, 4 blade black-macs, and upgrade the avionics with all the latest gear. **sigh**

[mustakid]

Forget about flying for a while.? If ever.?

[Fantome]

And for something really far out there I would engage a treasure hunter with the fancy deep water side scan radar and go looking for the lost Sandringham which is somewhere off the Gold Coast broadwater.


Does anybody know anything at all about this sunken treasure?


But while we're talking 30 mill fantasies, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............

.................... give me a home where the buffalo roam ...............and I'll show you a house full of dirt.

[DC3Qld]

VH-BRD - Lost while being towed from Brisbane to the Gold Coast on February 1 1954, where it was intended to be used as a floating restaurant. The wreckage has never been located. If you do a quick search of the site you will find a great picture by Aye Ess of what it might look like on the sea floor.

[Aye Ess]

Fantome,DC3 Qld....here is my 'artist impression' of VH-BRD. Probably your $30 mill would be sunk faster than this aeroplane.

http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a401/alan_spears/VH-BRD.jpg

[Worrals in the wilds]

Interesting. It wouldn't be off shore near Jacob's Well, would it? Mate of mine swears he once saw the shape of an aircraft on the seabed with his fishing scanner.

He didn't think there had been any accidents near there so he thought no more about it.

[CharlieLimaX-Ray]

1. Get rid of the greens, tree huggers, dogooders etc

2. Buy King Island and suceed from Australia.

3. Make King Island a duty free zone.

4. Build a brewery on the Island to compliment the cheese factory and meatworks.

5. Put CLX the mighty Heron back in the air after a total restoration.

[DC3Qld]

OK, it's lotto time again, and 50 milllion is going to buy a lot of toys.
I think one of the Burmese Spitfires should find a home here in Australia - that will burn through the first 3 million, then I want to see Wanderin Dave's Non Profit Air Experience Centre up and running so everyone can come and fly in it.
Best of luck to you all, but I think I am due to win this time.

[CoodaShooda]

Sorry old mate. I've already got the winning ticket. :E

First step, establish an RAA school to replace our recently closed establishment.

Couple of Texan Clubs for basic instruction, couple of CTLS's for cross country work, couple of Carbon Cub SS's for taildragger endorsements and a couple of Sting RG's for retractable endorsements.

All instructors paid well above award. Low hire and instruction rates to reflect the small profit margin (aka tax loss) requirement. Fund a few scholarships each year for interested and committed youngsters.

Then expand to GA training.

Then Tiger Moth, Harvard, and the Darwin Heritage Flight of P-40, Zero and Spitfire - just for the February 19 Bombing Commemoration displays. :D

And a couple of PC-21's for Turbine endorsements and mock dogfighting with Coodakid3.

Sigh.........

But at the moment (and in the absence of any hireable RAA aircraft or affordable GA aircraft) I'd settle for a clapped out Jabiru 120. :{

[aroa]

Will invest 10 in shares, 10 in cash.
The Romanian company that did the new build Pratt powered Yak 3s will get an order for 5,? ..how many do you think? ..half a dozen enough?.. La 5FNs or 7s.
Balance to other aviation enjoyments.:ok:..motor glider perhaps.

THEN the 20 mil remaining will be used to do a huge multi media campaign, print TV, whatever by the seriously ANTI CASAists. :ok:
To get the message across that past and current Governments, Ministers and Depts of Transport etc ...have left CASA alone to be come a law unto itself, unaccountable and seriously opaque/non transparent, to grow and become a monster.
A creche for cretins that have damaged the GA industry to the point of collapse, to the anger and ire of many who love it and work in it...or did once.

While there may be many good folk beavering away in CASA ( I do hope so..and assume they are not all trough dwellers)... for what end when incompetents let loose out of regional offices go around creating mayhem FOR NO BENEFIT TO THE SAFETY CASE...at a cost of squillions.:mad:
And with all the hurt, angst and legal costs to the victims... and the effing perps just pull their heads in and walk away.:mad:
ITS BS, AND IT HAS TO STOP.
The campaign will be for TOTAL regime change, regulatory sanity and nothing less.
To re-vitalise and grow GA ...that would be money well spent

Thump!
Oh sh*t I just fell out of bed!...was dreaming about something...::uhoh::\:{

[Frank Arouet]

THEN the 20 mil remaining will be used to do a huge multi media campaign, print TV, whatever by the seriously ANTI CASAists

It would be cheaper to become a resident KIWI. That sort of cash would alter their fiscal balance to the extent I may even join you.

:hmm:

[aroa]

Quite right FA...under the current system in Bureaucratalia aka Regulatastan..in reality it would be a classic WOFTAM. :E

Actually the 20mil might get a rusty old Rusky nuke artillery shell.... that would solve the problem permanently.......but create too many others, like bribes, freight costs, shipping and 'end-user' docs. Pass.

Na Zilan is certainly a very beautiful country... and as an aviation minded nation it leaves Oz for dead. Great fush and chups ,too. But the cold....!! Pass again.

Being an Australopicethus Tropicanensis, me old blood's too thin for that.

GA and Rec Aviation is on the move in Thailand, I hear. I'll check it out shortly. Warmer too. And a CASA free zone. I'll drink to that. Tick.:ok:

[junior.VH-LFA]

A Winjeel and Caribou for me!

[Engineer_aus]

I would inject what is needed to finish off what restoration projects are going on around the place like the Liberator in Melbourne, Beau up in QLD, a couple of Boomer projects, Spit, Mustang and P-40 projects. Then make sure that they can all fly around the country for all to enjoy some old aircraft.

Ok I will just wake up from a dream.

CoodaShooda I will get a PC-21 just so I can play with you too.

[Cloud Basher]

Well it is now up to $70 million for next week!

I have to say, whilst pprune is nearly always negative, especially here in D&G, it is awesome to see how many potential philanthropists we have that would put back into this money pit we all love and mostly - well sometimes - well maybe used to - enjoy.

I do sincerely hope one of us aviation philanthropists does win this as maybe an injection of a large fortune into GA/flying schools/warbirds (as this seems where most would look at) will result in a small fortune being made by someone and expanding the influence of GA in this country.

Good luck to all next week.

Cheers
CB

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Well, I collected the immense sum of $15.40 today from the weekend lotto....
Think I'll just mosey out and put about 7 litres or so into the Tiger Moth.....

'POP'!!

:D :ok: