You have won £100 million :)
 

With the news of another UK couple scooping £100 million on the lottery I thought it would be fun to see how such a win would effect your aviation stable?

I would probably buy my own CJ2plus or one of the other SP small jets for long weekends away, the idea being I could fly it myself without worrying about crews (I might have a co pilot to deal with all the stuff I dont like dealing with :E She must be gorgeous!

I would probably get a Sia Marchetti 260 for fun or I could even buy my own persoanl spitfire? But then a Hawk jet for pretending I am one of the Red arrows would go down well;)
Look at all the stress you would get with all the choices :E
How would a £100 million win effect you especially your aviation ?

Pace

I wish
 

Well after the usual friends/family/charity nonsense, I would..............

Try not to go berserk:eek:

In reality, you would sit pondering. 'which aircraft', have a post on pprune extoling the virtues of every type imaginable, speak to some experts, who would put you off, go back to your personal pref, then haggle a dealer on best price.

The beauty of that type of money is frankly, you no longer worry about anything, including your choice of transport:ok:

Dreaming though, a fractional share in a G6, with a nice house in the Bahamas, and a new G36 sitting in its air cond hanger.:cool:

I'd employ an ex-Flight Engineer to have my Druine Turbulent outside the hangar, pre-flight check complete ( I'd always trust a F/Eng.) started, and engine warm enough when I turned up, so that I could just jump in, wave the chocks away and tell him I'd be back in an hour, go make yourself a cup of coffee.

By the time I've got the bugger started I've lost most of the enthusiasm.

Bliss, and there is a possible candidate available - all I need is the $200 m. NZ $, his present rates are too high - beer isn't cheap.

Something with 1 seat will do me fine, coz i'm a selfish turd. :ok:

Spend the rest on fuel, beer and 'entertainment'

maxred, your "which aircraft should I get with £100M to spend" thread might get one or two sensible responses following which someone who clearly hasn't RTFQ would suggest you get a share in something LAA or commend a 30-odd year old PA28 or the equivalent ;).

Think I'd buy a Tucano for starters....

I would charter every time I wanted to fly if only to let someone else take the hassle I've had for the last thirty years or so. ;)

Well obviously a Spitfire 1X, masses of avgas, and a private airfield. The rest I'd waste.

I would have a hangar built with remotely operated doors at each end so that I could drive my aircraft in one end and out the other.
The actual aircraft would take a bit more thought.
D.O.

C210 with tip tanks and fly her round the world!

On a more mundane level - NetJets card (obviously the one that goes all the way to a GV or Global Express) - no more scheduled carriers - ever!
:ok:

Ah, it's great to dream........

I would commission a firm to build me a de Havilland Hornet from scratch.:ok:

Then spend a lot of time letting other people admire it flying. :)

I would set aside a few M for developing a new GA airfield.

A Netjets ticket would be ideal for the mundane stuff.

I would try and get an AOC, no wait, would need a bit more money than that....:}

10540

Shirley the TB20 would have to go? :E could see you in a nice shiny TBM?

You would have enough to pass the JAA exams no sweat for that IR:E

Pace

The biggest question you would have is where to put the cheque from Camelot.

Most of these banker, w..kers, have given me ziltch over the piece, unless you call overcharging on all my accounts, giving me something. So, LLoydsTSB, er no, Bank of Scotland, er no, HSBC, er no and we could go on.

Might just leave the cheque sitting on the mantelpiece until I need it........:mad:

Mind you Mrs Maxred would want the Netjet card to go shopping in Milan. And no she would not let me fly her in my new toy...

With the apartment in London, the houses in Nice and Malibu and the Fairline Squadron 78 in the Caribbean, a turbo piston etc would be pointless. Anything else will be too much of a bore to stay current (never mind convert onto) so I think on balance, Netjet here I come. I'm guessing a £1.5m card should keep us going for a few years at least....

Note to self: Meet good fortune halfway..buy a lottery ticket.

Don't have the mission profile for a TBM at present.
I have passed them already... training next.

Re EASA papers for a TBM, I have a list here

US registered aircraft
No Type Rating is required because the TBM is below 12500lb and is not a turbojet. There is a "High Altitude Endorsement" ground course with 1 flight to simulate explosive depressurisation and oxygen mask use, etc.
FAA prerequisites are: PPL, CPL or ATPL. To be PIC of N-reg TBM you need three endorsements, all of which can be issued by any FAA instructor: High Altitude (all aircraft certified above FL250), High Performance (all aircraft with more than 200 HP per engine), and Complex (all aircraft with retractable gear).
EASA registered aircraft
In EASA-land, no Type Rating is required but there is a Class Rating called: "Aerospatiale S.E.T." (the name will soon be changed to "Aerospatiale TBM").
The Class rating is valid for 2 years and it is mandatory to pass a Class Rating proficiency check to renew the Class Rating every 2 years. This Class Rating can be done by a Class Rating Instructor (CRI); it is not mandatory to do it in a Flight Training Organisation (FTO) but in reality very few CRIs are qualified to do it. After the training, the Check Ride will be done by a Class Rating Examiner (CRE).
JAA prerequisites are: PPL, CPL or ATPL, and an "HPA" (High Performance Airplane") course certificate (which is not needed if one has passed the ATPL exams or holds any ICAO ATPL). The "HPA" course must be done in a Flight Training Organisation (FTO), by a TRI (SPA).
Socata Pilot Training
Socata offer a pilot training package. Socata's initial requirements are: an IR, 500hrs TT as PIC (or P1 if arriving with multi-crew time), a PPL, CPL or an ATPL, and a Class 1 or 2 medical. On EASA registered aircraft, the HPA course completion or theoretical ATPL(A) credit are required.
A typical package is 50hrs of self study, a 4-day ground school, and 4-5 days of flight training normally comprising of 4 flights and a checkride.
An IR is not legally mandatory for either US or EASA registered aircraft, but a TBM does not make any sense without an IR.
In reality, regardless of aircraft registration, the insurance company will require the pilot to have a training certificate and to fly with a safety pilot (an experienced TBM pilot) for 25, 50 or more hours.

10540

Is that the new steed then? Well done on passing the exams :ok:
TBM is an amazing aircraft. I have flown the 700 and 850. The speeds, strength and ability to land at light aircraft speeds (80kts) is a dream.
they are good low level too.

Pace

Concorde.

And with any change, a TBM850.

Glad to see SEP that your 100 mil would last about 6 weeks with that asset profile:D

ah, but the memories would last a lifetime! :ok: