[FedCom] Re: Did You See The F-18 For Sale?

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:36:06 +0000

> Yes, on the electronic auction there is a for real F-18 Hornet for sale at about
> 1.5 million dollars. What a paperwork screw up to get this into the hands of a
> civilain, heh? Unbelievable, but true!	

Hey, the one with the most toys wins...:)

This is pocket money for some folks...considering 
the cost of a real one is like 25 mil, or look
at the price of a new Gulfstream 5...incredible!

What I think will be rather interesting to say the 
least will be how the chap that buys this thing is going
to explain to ATC that he is a civilian "pleasure"
craft, and not military. That will be quite a 
conversation to hear on the scanner.

Blaine Brooks 
Flower Mound, Tx.