Partner for C185 / PA18 in the South West?
 

I am just posting this on the off chance there may be someone suitable and interested in talking about this, but I know it is unlikely.

I really need (!) a 6-seater STOL aircraft to take the family and preferably with a decent cruise speed. A C185 fits the bill. Is there anyone out there in the Southwest who would be interested in running a PA18 and a C185 as a group of two, based at Eggesford, or conceivably with one aircraft based at Dunkeswell? With the dollar the way it is, it would be a good idea to buy the C185 in the US and fly it over. Might also be nice to base it there for a year or so and fly it around beforehand.

For insurance reasons, I suspect any partner would have to have at least 500 hours with a fair whack of tailwheel experience. Anyway, a C185 is a handful of a taildragger and you'd want to be very comfortable with a tailwheel before taking it on.

Reply or PM me if you are interested. We'd have to hit it off well for something like this to work.