Comanche 250 ($70k)
and a lear 31A ($700k).
Dump the engine program, scrap the insurance, Charter-lite 50 hours / year, pencil whip the inspections and park it when the money is gone.

(^^ is what somebody might do ^^)

An older Meridian and an older Extra 300L for me. Could probably acquire and get 10 decent years of flying out of both of them for $2m. I'd be pretty happy with that hangar.

Randy’s MU-2 and what’s left from $1 million for operating costs.
The other $1 million on the best warbird I can get for the money. Sell rides in it so I can fly it for free. Sell it for more than I paid for it in 10 years, rinse and repeat. Yeah, I know, but the thread title is fantasy, so don’t nitpick the details!

A new SR-22 is about $0.8 million. How are you spending $120,000/year on fuel, hangar, and upkeep?

I'm gonna guess your older Meridian + older Extra cost < $900,000. That leaves you $110,000/year to operate. At $600/hour for the Meridian, and $200/hour for the Extra, you get 137 hours in each. That's not bad.

How much does your Lear 31A cost per hour (ignoring engines, including co-pilot)? I'm just curious how many hours you get with this scheme.

Scrap insurance and pencil whip inspections. That's a combo. I like the idea though. :-)

How much does your Lear 31A cost per hour (ignoring engines, including co-pilot)? I'm just curious how many hours you get with this scheme.

Scrap insurance and pencil whip inspections. That's a combo. I like the idea though. :-)

I've often wondered what I would do if I had a lot of money but, since I don't, I'm living my fantasy with this. Kit cost=$15,975 (less engine, panel, paint, and interior). It cruises at 165-170 Kts on 6 GPH (less at 12,500'). Three years ago I made a 5,000 mile trip across the Country and the total fuel was 266 gallons or $1,448.40. That works out to 18.8 MPG. I'm happy with my little 140 HP rocket ship and I get to do my own annuals, too:

I'm gonna guess your older Meridian + older Extra cost < $900,000. That leaves you $110,000/year to operate. At $600/hour for the Meridian, and $200/hour for the Extra, you get 137 hours in each. That's not bad.

You did say airplane (S) and some of us are a bit plane knutz.

Might be able to squeeze in a used Stemme motor glider in the mix also and stay
at 1.99999999999999999 mil

Or sell Citabria in two years and buy the Stemme.


As much as I like me Aerostar the F90 King Air Adam suggested might call my name too loudly in 3 or 2 years.

$200K Citation 500. Install some questionably legal long range tanks in the cabin and go spend your $1.8 million traveling around the world until the money is gone. I think you could probably live a few good years on the road until the money is gone and the motors are worn out.

I’ll take the cash!
My 421 will help me to get the full enjoyment of 2M over a couple of years.
Not joking,so no green

Buy a 50k Duke... hope you don't exceed the budget by double.

MU-2 with -10 engines, a cargo door and exec interior.