[leiafee]

One for summer evenings and too-nice-not-too-fly days, one for hauling family, kit and clobber, and the aforementioned n+1 for prettiness...

[derekf]

I think what might be nice would be...
PA12 for fun
C172 for quick hops around with not too many people
PA32 longer hops and touring round Italy or allowing 4 people with luggage (or 6 travelling light_
C310 to go faster and potentially higher with more room and luggage space than the PA32 (plus a spare engine)

[Paul_Sengupta]

Derek...

[Ridders]Git![/Ridders]

[tomshep]

Something comfy for going places and something quick for fun.

[Chilli Monster]

A Twinstar to transport Dog, Child and Wife to the far flung reaches of these isles (aka my mother)...............

..............A King Air - just because it is an outstanding aircraft.

If I had the King Air I certainly wouldn't be messing about with a Twinstar

[G-BLEW]

Five is the right answer

- One for summer evening flying, perhaps even a Cub!
- One for Aeros, probably a Jungman
- One for those places without runways, say an R66, EC120 or MD500
- One for going places fast, perhaps a TBM850
- One for flying a bit and then trading to keep things interesting - Cessna 195, Steerman, anything by Miles, Chipmunk, Yak 50, Beech 18 etc. etc.

Ian

[gfry]

At one point I had 4.

C337 for ditsance and touring
PA32 for heavy flights
PA28 for bimbling
AA5B when the PA28 was INOP

Now days I have the AA5B, want another 6 seater though.

[proteus]

I think three would do me nicely,

A husky with big tyres for strips and rough stuff
an RV8 for a bit of fun and getting places quickly
then something for carrying a few people about, perhaps a 6 place bonanza or Jetprop/tbm.

[hatzflyer]

If I win the Euro Lottery next week I will be shopping for a B25 And a P51.
I have already had most of the aircraft on my wish list that I could afford so now I suppose I can only dream.

[Rob P]

An RV4 for bimbling around on a summer's evening
An RV4 for high speed blasts across the Channel with my significant other
An RV4 for aeros

Yup, three should be enough

Rob P

[Genghis the Engineer]

How many do I need?

I'd argue four:

- 3-axis microlight
- flexwing microlight
- good touring light aeroplane
- Interesting vintage taildragger.

My wife would argue - an aeroplane and a microlight

- I currently have three, which I suspect is the compromise I'll have for the foreseeable.

G

[hatzflyer]

Nah the 3 is a single seat Rob, no room for sig other !

[ChampChump]

There's some interesting interpretation of need here.

But in the sense of 'necessary to sustain ones own sense of sanity' I'll say a minimum of one.

Once we get into how many we would like, all the numbers have to double as anything desirable has to have a clone to allow for downtime.

I reckon I could survive happily enough with the Champ and a DC3.
And clones.

[Paul_Sengupta]

- I currently have three, which I suspect is the compromise I'll have for the foreseeable.

Oh yeah, that reminds me, I was supposed to come flying in one of yours (not the flexwing...) wasn't I?

[Genghis the Engineer]

You were, the one that we've managed 3 hours in this year between faults. Hold fire, I'll let you know if we've managed to get it serviceable for a whole uninterrupted week - at which point pax flying might seem moral and sensible again!

G