flyersfan31
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I love thinking about airplanes I'd like to own. Since I don't earn the money in my family, I just spend it, I don't see myself acquiring a collection a la Kermit Weeks. Still, I love talking about them. So, here is a random, and not exhaustive, list of GA planes I really like, some for no good reason. I'd love to fly them, maybe own them. What do you think?
1) Socata TB20 - looks nice, great interior design and space, decent performance. Downside, well, it's French, and lousy gas mileage. Still, a great looking bird
2) Beech Staggerwing - what a design! Big too. Probably wouldn't be able to maintain it.
3) Cessna 195 -- how can you NOT like this plane? Also big, and I probably wouldn't be able to find a local A&P to take care of the round engine. Still, with a polished metal finish, one beautiful plane! Suh-weeeet!!
4) Lake Amphibian - I know all the reasons why you wouldn't want one. I want one anyway.
5) Cessna 310 - I'm smitten with multis of late. Buy low, you know! What a beautiful airplane, and practical too. Best looking twin I think.
6) Stearman trainer - from the time when men were men and tailwheels were conventional, and you didn't need an endorsement to fly one. Old school flying. I WILL get checked out in one some day.
7) Piper Turbo Arrow IV - Yeah, a turbo. Yeah, a T-tail. But they look great and fly high. Too small, only one door, and I live in the east. Three strikes against. But they look great and fly high. T -tail Lance: Ugly. T-tail Arrow: nice.
8) Peterson 182/260se STOL conversion - Have you seen the videos? You could land it on a beach towel!
9) Beech A36 Bonanza - the one I'll likely end up with. Performance, Beech quality, club seating (I won't be back there, so what do I care about knocking knees), classic Beech lines. Needs more baggage space.
10) FIKI Seneca with STOL conversion -- after seeing Ted's at the Reading breakfast, all I can say is WOW. I don't know if his was FIKI; that would be icing on the cake. But a Seneca with the Robertson STOL is a pretty impressive twin. Club seating, natch, with the baggage space Beech left out.
11) Cardinal RG - pretty plane, pretty good performance. If only they were built better...
12) RV10 - I have no time to build, even a quick-build. I'd rather spend my free time flying. Still, great $/performance tradeoff in a nice plane.
1) Socata TB20 - looks nice, great interior design and space, decent performance. Downside, well, it's French, and lousy gas mileage. Still, a great looking bird
2) Beech Staggerwing - what a design! Big too. Probably wouldn't be able to maintain it.
3) Cessna 195 -- how can you NOT like this plane? Also big, and I probably wouldn't be able to find a local A&P to take care of the round engine. Still, with a polished metal finish, one beautiful plane! Suh-weeeet!!
4) Lake Amphibian - I know all the reasons why you wouldn't want one. I want one anyway.
5) Cessna 310 - I'm smitten with multis of late. Buy low, you know! What a beautiful airplane, and practical too. Best looking twin I think.
6) Stearman trainer - from the time when men were men and tailwheels were conventional, and you didn't need an endorsement to fly one. Old school flying. I WILL get checked out in one some day.
7) Piper Turbo Arrow IV - Yeah, a turbo. Yeah, a T-tail. But they look great and fly high. Too small, only one door, and I live in the east. Three strikes against. But they look great and fly high. T -tail Lance: Ugly. T-tail Arrow: nice.
8) Peterson 182/260se STOL conversion - Have you seen the videos? You could land it on a beach towel!
9) Beech A36 Bonanza - the one I'll likely end up with. Performance, Beech quality, club seating (I won't be back there, so what do I care about knocking knees), classic Beech lines. Needs more baggage space.
10) FIKI Seneca with STOL conversion -- after seeing Ted's at the Reading breakfast, all I can say is WOW. I don't know if his was FIKI; that would be icing on the cake. But a Seneca with the Robertson STOL is a pretty impressive twin. Club seating, natch, with the baggage space Beech left out.
11) Cardinal RG - pretty plane, pretty good performance. If only they were built better...
12) RV10 - I have no time to build, even a quick-build. I'd rather spend my free time flying. Still, great $/performance tradeoff in a nice plane.