>>1090369>A Phantom bought for pennies on the dollar would have been affordable.Affordable in terms of parts, maintenance, annuals, insurance, fuel, training, etc.?
>>1090505I don't see why the FAA would care about hundreds of planes of any kind as long as they and their pilots follow the FARs.
Private individuals do own and fly L-29s on their PPLs, but it's obviously not for everyone because of the operating cost and complexity. I'd imagine the F-4 would be a few magnitudes greater.
