I've won the euromillions - hypothetical question
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markmullen said:
NM62 said:
Newer - F-86A or A-10 or OV-10 Bronco or S-3 Viking ( always liked them since sitting in one on board the Nimitz in Portsmouth Harbour )
We'll see if we can get a deal on a pair of S3s
iguana said:
Huey over Bournemouth beach on a summer Sunday with "ride of the Valkyries" playing surely 
I'm from Bournemouth! Instead I'd play the tune from Kelly's Heroes, where the Sherman tank emerges from the tunnel and starts blowing stuff up!Christ if I did win 120 million, I reckon I'd buy the last flying Vulcan hehe. And a Mig..
EarlOfHazard said:
iguana said:
Huey over Bournemouth beach on a summer Sunday with "ride of the Valkyries" playing surely
I'm from Bournemouth! Instead I'd play the tune from Kelly's Heroes, where the Sherman tank emerges from the tunnel and starts blowing stuff up!Christ if I did win 120 million, I reckon I'd buy the last flying Vulcan hehe. And a Mig..
Forgot the Lightning T.5 off my list too.
NM62 said:
EarlOfHazard said:
iguana said:
Huey over Bournemouth beach on a summer Sunday with "ride of the Valkyries" playing surely
I'm from Bournemouth! Instead I'd play the tune from Kelly's Heroes, where the Sherman tank emerges from the tunnel and starts blowing stuff up!Christ if I did win 120 million, I reckon I'd buy the last flying Vulcan hehe. And a Mig..
Forgot the Lightning T.5 off my list too.
I'd also buy a Sopwith Camel.
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EarlOfHazard said:
NM62 said:
EarlOfHazard said:
iguana said:
Huey over Bournemouth beach on a summer Sunday with "ride of the Valkyries" playing surely
I'm from Bournemouth! Instead I'd play the tune from Kelly's Heroes, where the Sherman tank emerges from the tunnel and starts blowing stuff up!Christ if I did win 120 million, I reckon I'd buy the last flying Vulcan hehe. And a Mig..
Forgot the Lightning T.5 off my list too.
I'd also buy a Sopwith Camel.
REMEMBER TO BUY YOUR TICKETS TONIGHT PEEPS!
I had a good look around a Camel,amongst other in the 80's at the Shuttleworth and they were very brave going off to fight in them things.
May watch the Blue Max over the weekend.
Dr Jekyll said:
I reckon that starting from scratch you could become qualified on a Spitfire and something like a Jet Provost for about £250,000. Maybe another £50,000 to learn to fly a Hunter or Gnat.
A Spitfire or similar would probably cost a couple of million to buy, the Hunter or similar maybe £500,000.
I seem to recall reading that Spitfire running costs are around £100,000 a year before you fly it, then maybe £3000 an hour. But that was a few years ago. An interesting jet would have far higher fuel bills but I don't know how the other costs compare.
For the ppla is about 6k the provost or hunter can be flown really from 100 hrs I reckon you could be in a provost including buying it for 60-80kA Spitfire or similar would probably cost a couple of million to buy, the Hunter or similar maybe £500,000.
I seem to recall reading that Spitfire running costs are around £100,000 a year before you fly it, then maybe £3000 an hour. But that was a few years ago. An interesting jet would have far higher fuel bills but I don't know how the other costs compare.
EarlOfHazard said:
Firstly, I have not won the euromillions, but supposing I had. I would like to learn to fly a helicopter.
Which licenses would I need to fly an ex-military helicopter that has twin gas turbine engines. And what (approx) would this cost to achieve?
To give you an idea an idea of flying machine, it would be something Russian, like an Mi-24 Hind.
Pplh is around 15k most insurance companies prefer a pilot to have 100hrs pilot in command then you can fly a mi24 after a conversion and the associated exams for that type so reckon on it costing about 40k all in all for the hours and conversion Which licenses would I need to fly an ex-military helicopter that has twin gas turbine engines. And what (approx) would this cost to achieve?
To give you an idea an idea of flying machine, it would be something Russian, like an Mi-24 Hind.
Draken anybody? http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!draken/c1v8j
I'd always thought a privately owned hawk t1a would be awesome and vaguely realistic. F16 would be a dream own.
I'd always thought a privately owned hawk t1a would be awesome and vaguely realistic. F16 would be a dream own.
Surfr said:
Draken anybody? http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!draken/c1v8j
I'd always thought a privately owned hawk t1a would be awesome and vaguely realistic. F16 would be a dream own.
I think there are a few civilianised Alpha Jets in the US.I'd always thought a privately owned hawk t1a would be awesome and vaguely realistic. F16 would be a dream own.
As someone has just bought church Fenton and they're setting up a flying school me and my dad was talking of a fast jet club based there! (We can dream)
We would personally love a l39 albatross amazing machines, one of our friends had one (it was in the bond movie tomorrow never dies)
We would personally love a l39 albatross amazing machines, one of our friends had one (it was in the bond movie tomorrow never dies)
Edited by lee_fr200 on Sunday 22 March 23:15
IanMorewood said:
A seaplane sounds like a great idea to me and looking at globalair you can pick up a ww2 era Gruman Widgeon for about £200,000; what cooler way can you think of to take the family down to the Med.
Would be my likely thought process as well, get full licences for a Grumman Albatross and while away ones time flying around the pacific islands and tropics enjoying life in the slow lane However, having been lucky enough to have flown in one, a B-25 Mitchell would be rather nice to have, and are surprisingly chuckable for a big twin
Two for me please. A Caravan with 4-place club seating in the back for the family, and loads of room for camping kit/bikes/skis/etc. for a round-the-world year off work/school. Only £1M or so so plenty of change for something a little less 'practical'. With my semi-sensible head on a Tucano would be nice, a Hawk maybe doable, but for real fantasy stuff a Tonka would be hard to beat.
The Saudis are selling off all (70-odd) of their F-5s at the moment - perhaps we could organise a PH group buy?
The Saudis are selling off all (70-odd) of their F-5s at the moment - perhaps we could organise a PH group buy?
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