Paul Allen's MiG29 Fulcrum?

Not only the ejection seats, but also the countermeasure systems, armament system, the IFF avionics, targeting radar, and a big placard reading "thou shalt not fly this aircraft at speeds of Mach 1 or greater."

Yeah, it's the federal government mandating this alright. I feel a lot better about that as a lowly Citation pilot in the sky. I kind of like the fact that some rich idiot with no flying skills cannot get his hands on an operational fighter and tear around in the sky at Mach 2... with his flares and radar and ejection seat armed. Call me a cynic, but I like my government cheese.

Ever work on an aircraft with ejection seats? I never liked getting into an F-4 cockpit. The seats have rockets in them, and are really not that safe. The seats required time changes for munitions, firing systems and linkage inspections. That would not be possible for Paul Allen, or anyone else, to get. He is probably glad that it is deactivated.

I wouldn't be surprised. I don't think that the FAA will allow any ejection seats to be activated in any of the surplus jets that have been released from the US inventory.

Same as buying an old cop car or ambulance; no lights, siren, equipment, weapons, drug stashes or identifying markings. Anything that is military only has to be stripped as soon as it isn't the governments.