AOPA Pilot Magazine - July 2022 - 45

A IRCR AFT FOR THE MISSION /
Buying a piece of history
You'll need a flight suit
BY IAN J. TWOMBLY
THE CUSTOMER: Desires an inexpensive warbird.
THE MISSION: The purr of an idling Mustang and the ear-splitting crack of a T-6 propeller
are your music. You think puffs of smoke and oil on the belly are things to be
treasured, not cursed while being cleaned off. And to you, the Greatest Generation is
just that. You long to break into the warbird community, but there is one problem. You
have champagne taste on a beer budget. Warbirds are normally obscenely expensive to
buy and operate. Although you have saved your pennies, you know you won't be able
to afford a T-6, or even a restored Stearman. But that doesn't matter, so long as you can
claim to own a piece of history. ian.twombly@aopa.org
THE BUDGET: $70,000 cash
YAK-52
AT-6/SNJ
Let us know which
aircraft you would
choose!
pilot@aopa.org
L-BIRD
L-Bird
Thanks to their lower performance and
abundance of options, L-Birds will easily
meet this budget. No, they're not the
fighter or pursuit aircraft many dream of
owning, but they're also relatively affordable,
and they have the same combat
pedigree. Piper L-4s based on the Cub are
the most plentiful and can easily be found
in this budget. Others, such as the L-5,
are desirable, but not as plentiful. You can
probably ignore the Cessna L-19/O-1 for
this budget.
Yak-52
Tandem seating, a stick, fully aerobatic,
and a radial engine. What's not to love?
The Yak-52 is an oddity, but that's what
makes it so enticing. As a primary trainer
for Eastern bloc pilots, you can experience
exactly what those Cold War-era pilots
experienced as they moved their way up
the chain. It's a highly capable airplane
that is reported to be fun to fly and doesn't
break the bank.
AT-6/SNJ
It is a reality of collecting that most collectors
own their items for pride and to
preserve history as much as to enjoy them
on a day-to-day basis. Such is the case with
warbirds, where most fly only enough to
say current. Knowing this, it's possible to
stretch the budget a little and find a partner
to make an AT-6/SNJ a reality. Prices
haven't risen considerably in recent years,
and although it will take a pocketful of
money to maintain and operate, there's
really no substitute for the airplane that
made great pilots out of a brave generation
of men (and a few women).
AOPA PILOT / July 2022
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