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[Justin Messenger]

I've seen lots of people who fly MiG-15 or 17's, but
not many fly 21's that I know of. I'm sure they really
guzzle the fuel with their old afterburner engines.

I wonder what his Harrier cost him. Of course, someone
like him is sure to have good connections to get
special deals at nice prices. I bet most of the
Hunters came from central or south America. There are
lots of old fighters to be found down there.
Justin

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Yes, it is amazing to see things like that, however,
the MiG is cheaper 
to buy than you might think.  You could buy a new car
(like a BMW) or 
import a MiG instead.  In a relative sense, they're a
dime a dozen.

Owning one is not such a big deal, but maintaining and
flying one will 
separate the men from the boys.  ;-)

For those less heeled, fractional ownership can be a
way to reduce your 
costs.  It is sort of like vacation time-share.  This
is a very popular 
and "affordable" means to get into any aircraft.

Marv

On Wednesday, February 20, 2002, at 01:33 AM, Justin
Messenger wrote:

> Apparently, some people CAN afford it. When I was
> looking at the DC-8's in Tulsa I noticed a few
> MIG-21's, a few Hawker Hunters, some jet trainers,
and
> a British built Harrier. I could tell these planes
> were being restored into flying condition and some
> were down for maintenence. I figured they belong to
a
> museum, but it turns out they are the private
> collection of a rich man named Victor Miller. He
> collects and restores jet fighters so he can fly
them.
> He's even had a contract with the Air Force to fly
his
> MiGs at Red Flag so the AF pilots can practice
> spotting MiGs visually!
>
> There are about 10 fighter in Tulsa that are getting
> worked on, all his flyable fighters he flew down to
> Florida where he is moving his operation to.
>
> One of the Mig's had a patch that said the Aero
Group
> on it, that might be the name of his little set up.
> the patch also said "wolf pack Aggressors" on it, so
I
> bet the plane has flown at red flag.
>
> It was amazing. And Expensive!
> Justin


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