Romantics can't give up their dreams; it's that simple.


At 02:06 08 December 2006, Gfoster07k wrote:

jb92563 wrote:
Geez....at least those are being shared with the public
so someone else
can enjoy them.

I know of a number of aircraft that people have 'Collected'
and never
fly, a couple Pliatus B4's that are virtually brand
new with maybe 50
hours.......they will die from corrosion before they
ever make 100
hours.

Its truly sad and I think all the old ships should
be brought to the
table so us new owners can progress through some cool
ships and not
have to trade 1-26's until we hit the jackpot and
make the jump from
under $10,000 to the $30,000 + ships.

There is a real gap in the 10k to 30k range. Those
1-35's fit the bill
though although I can get 1-35 performance in my HP-11
for half the
cost and look out through the top of the canopy with
the 90 degree
flaps just as well.

Thats my under 10k dollars worth.

Ray

I have been looking for a Pilatus B4 for some time
and I too have found
at least three (maybe including the two you mentioned)
and maybe a
fourth that have been sitting for a long time (years)
and the owners
will not sell them. I have seen the same syndrome
in cars. I am very
well aware of two serious cases wherein one owner has
a collection of
serious classics (Porche, Zagato Fiat) and is letting
them rot in a
field by his house. The second owner has Roll Royce,
Bugatti, Jaguar,
etc and the same thing. Rotting away in storage that
is not protected
from the weather. Strange!!

Greg