Actually, Alan, the two seat Spit is exactly what you'd want. The two
cockpits on the trainer version are completely separate from each other. No
chance of your wife "tapping" you on the shoulder.
JR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Blue One Hundred" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
To: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
Cc: "Mirek & Gwen Sharp" <m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:41 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Value insanity
> You ALL have it wrong. If I had that kind of dosh my toys would include:
>
> 1) PBY-5A Catalina Seaplane (complete with inflatable pontoon boat for
> worldwide SCUBA excursions). Goes anywhere albeit very slowly. As my
> dad
> once told me, the PBY "takes off at 80, cruises at 80, and lands at 80."
>
> 2) B-26 Invader for my "executive" transport. Of course I would be the
> one
> to fly it, the kids would fly in the bombadier's nose (as I did when my
> dad
> flew his company's B-17 in the 60's).
>
> 3) P-51D mustang. Yes it's a rich man's cliche, but the Spitfire doesn't
> have space for a second seat. I need a place for the wife to be a back
> seat
> pilot.
>
> 4) Maybe a Mig-17, it's the only fighter jet you can buy, basically. I
> saw
> some Mig-21s parked at Kosice Airport in Slovakia on my last trip there,
> maybe I can buy one of those!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
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