If I’m being honest with myself, at least half of my planned aircraft modifications are wholly unnecessary for the kind of flying I do. From STOL kits to big tires to better propellers, these are all fairly expensive mods, and the money could just as easily be spent on prudent things, like mortgage payments and retirement accounts. Justification for these goodies is decidedly less mature, however, and usually involves theoretical post-apocalyptic scenarios that may or may not involve zombies.
In my mind’s eye, civilization is crumbling and good people need saving. Having already set up my own residence and airstrip on some remote sliver of northern Michigan shoreline, I set out every week to scout for supplies and search for other survivors. Accessing these places will require the aforementioned STOL and off-airport modifications. Purchasing them is, therefore, necessary to my survival.
