A rich relative dies. You're about to inherit a fleet of aircraft, and a super large amount of money to operate them forever. The will says you can sell nothing. Your goal is to have fun.

How much money. You can afford to take your B-29/F-18 on joy rides! And the lawyers will "work with" the FAA on the paperwork .. not your problem.

Would you rather inherit
- A fleet of WWII aircraft
- A fleet of Korean War aircraft
- A fleet of Vietnam War aircraft
- A fleet of modern aircraft

And which aircraft just become your favorite.

I’ve had my fun with the warbirds, I’ll take the modern comforts.

Easy:

https://www.avbuyer.com/aircraft/milita ... ion/366453

Easy: Modern Fleet with all the $ to maintain forever.

Put fleet on 135.

Blow all that money picking and choosing planes from the other three fleets to have fun with.

Use Modern Fleet for personal travel as needed.

1) MU-2
2) L-39
3) F5
4) Lear 31aer


I’m 2 for 4, might need the lotto for the second two.

Even better would be to have friends with such capabilities

Does the inheritance come with unlimited OpEx budget?

If so I'd probably take big boy single pilot jet like a Phenom 300 or Pilatus PC24.

If I gotta buy the gas, then a single engine turbo prop.

I would keep my RV-6 and maybe have a glider and a helicopter for fun on the side.

Piaggio Avanti
Citabria
Cessna 195
P-51 Mustang
Wigeon

1) 65 Hp Cub no electrical
2) Super Cub decked out with every STOL accessory, fowler flaps, VGs, 180 HP IO360 with MT prop, floats and Skis
3) Decathalon
4) Cessna 185 Amphibian
5) S35 Bonanza with IO550 tip tanks and O2
6) PC-12
7) Twin Beech 18
8) Bell 206
9) Gulfstream G650

I would want all of those and I would be a really really happy human being

What a neat question and thought gatherer!

If I must pick from the various fleets that you offered, I would pick - Modern. I think I would use and enjoy these planes more in everyday life.

If I get to pick and choose 7-10 of ANY planes… that is a different question.

I like the original question and stay with my answer.


Martin

Lockheed Model 12 - Electra Jr.
Hawker Sea Fury
Tigercat
Cessna CJ4 or Pilatus 24
T-6 Texan
Cessna 441
Swearingen SX-300

Inheriting would be could - because I’ll never get there on my own. Alas.

Z.

Rest assured a Wing Derringer and a Beech 56 would be in my hangar somewhere.

I miss my old Super Cub, so I guess it would be nice to have one. It complements the F33A nicely, and getting in and out of it is good exercise.

With age my ego doesn’t need much shrinking, but a Pitts Special would remind me that flying accurately and well requires practice and humility to keep learning. My butt clenching muscles would also get a work out on each landing, especially if narrow tarmac with a bit of a crosswind.

A colleague waxes lyrical of his time as crew on a Lear 35, in a worldwide medevac operation. Getting type rated and loaning it out for charitable missions with a good crew (command, worldwide ops support and engineering) would be a nice way to spend the dinero

Air to air of Mustang:

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I'll take a shot.....but its a mix of your choices...I might have thought about this before

2 seat Hawker Sea Fury w/Silver Class race mods (specifically Race 911 September Pops)
Phenom 300E
Kodiak 100 on amphibious floats
Airbus Helicopters H125
E55 Baron with IO-550's and full Garmin glass panel