No, it is a bird that was in CA. Knew the people that owned and operated it, was a gem, but again, reality is the cost per hour to operate. As I understand, the Fouga is a bargain compared to the L-39.
It wasn't red white and blue was it?
We have four fougas on field "in flying condition" and there are 2-3 frames that were used for spares. They were the Aircraft used for a jet flight team based n the field. The planes are mainly blue with red and white accent strips. The last time they flew was nearly 5 years ago. Since then, one was sold and went to California, then was resold and again came back home. All American jet team was the name I believe.
As for the l-39, the biggest issue with them is really maintenance costs. Had a friend looking into getting one or an l-29 until he really got into cost analyst of it all.
