We all have wants and needs. This is definitely my tangential interest, wants type stuff. But hey, If one could indulge ones-self, here is MY soft underbelly. Here is my wishes were fishes list...It would be great to someday have a bigger hangar to have some space for the below! A few more aircraft along with a couple custom Motorcycles.
1. Hummingbird 4 place, high load, kit Helicopter.
Leave traffic behind to get to the airport. Instead of taking the half hour car ride. Just walkout my rural front door load my bags/people and fly to my hanger in 15 minutes directly over the mountain. Land, Pull the Cozy out of the hanger, roll the helicopter into the hanger, transfer the bags, and fly the fast Cozy540 for the long trip/mission.
Or take the Helo back to a distant mountaintop in the Santa Lucia range of mountains for a completely secluded picnic. Want "slow-flight" and the ability to land almost anywhere, a Helo is the answer. Perfect compliment to the Blazingly fast Cozy540 travel machine for the opposite end of missions/flight spectrum.
This kit with IO540 engine is about 150k. It was originally a General Aviation/manufactured rotor-craft from the '60's. The rights were purchased and it was turned into a kit. Yes, a lot of $, but NOT for a 4 place Helo. Yea, I would modify it. Here's my changes on the left. Below is the original kit. I would change the front acrylic and nose this glazing shape configuration ( I know who can do that custom work)...and change the side doors and windows...and add wheel fairings to hide the wheels. Add the cowling at the roof rotor support.
See below for the original kit shape.
See below for the original kit shape.
2. AERIKS 200
Yea, when this Swiss kit plane becomes available, this is the tandem "fighter-jet" style canard aircraft I want to build!
3. Not thrilled with Harleys, (Seems those guys socks and underwear, maybe even toothpaste say Harley Davidson on them)but a nice chopped custom Yamaha RoadStar or Honda VTX conversion if done well seems pretty dang schaweet to me!
Right ON Bike Photo Examples; FIRST THERE IS THE OPEN ROAD! THIS Photo Captures the essence of a MOTORCYCLE and THE ROAD better than any other I have EVER seen, EVER in a photograph. (courtesy Honda America-that's Honda's new VFR by the way)
Drool Bikes;
Top row starts with 4 Awesome Custom-built VTX's & RoadStars. Then some Custom Pro Streets and Fat Daddy Bourgets. Honda's NEW VFR. Lastly, the ultimate...BMW's K1200S...
Drool Bikes;
Top row starts with 4 Awesome Custom-built VTX's & RoadStars. Then some Custom Pro Streets and Fat Daddy Bourgets. Honda's NEW VFR. Lastly, the ultimate...BMW's K1200S...
4. Desert Aerospace TST-14J Sailplane
I would like a dual sailplane like this retractable Jet engine version. NO tow plane needed. The Jet engine retracts into the fuselage when not being used! Awesome! Yep...This one would fill the bill nicely! Too bad it's about 150k. about twice what my ViperCozy540 will cost.
