On Sat, 15 May 2004 12:48:52 -0400, "HECTOP"
wrote:

"Roger Halstead" wrote in message
.. .
And a lot of patience... It's supposed to be available in ought six
and hasn't been certified yet. Course, one can always dream :-))

I really don't know what's the fuss is all about, there are tons of MiG's
outthere that cost way less than that, paying $2.5M for a certified a/c vs
under $500K for a real supersonic
MiG fighter doesn't seem to make much sense. Either way these kinds of
planes are a sure way into farming for an average private pilot, won't even
have time to get scared

Yah, but you'd probably pay the difference in fuel and maintenance
over a couple of years.

A few years ago I had a chance to buy a low time L39 with a spare,
brand new engine still in the can for $60,000. Now look at the prices
on them. They are much less expensive to operate so the demand and
prices went wayyyy up.

Course, I remember when I had a chance to pick up five P-51s for
something like $7,500 each and they were already fueled. Just get in
and fly 'em home... But... I think that was more than a few years
back. Back when I had all my hair and it was still red.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

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