> You cannot do a PPL on a BO105!
True. Austrian PPL training rules demand training be done on single engine helicopters only.
> I have the feeling this is a troll thread anyway.
It ain't that bad.
But just the other week I was talking to a friend of mine over the phone, doing some remote it support, when he mentioned that he'd like to leave asap from the customer's, because that very buddy of us will be flying one of his BOs to the Service Shop.
Needless to say I requested a back seat, and dropped my pencil^Wmouse 5 min. later only to hit the freeway and speed to the airfield.
The two of us and another friend of the owner got the three back seats, while owner and copilot friend flew 50 min. over Austrian alps, dropping off the BO-105 at the service center (up until recently BOs had to be brought to Germany for service).
There we spectated around, admiring all the other birds (C300, EC135.) while that owner picked up another BO which just had been serviced.
He's rather cautious with freshly serviced aircraft, doing a 5 minute full rpm dry run (no pitch) with the mech leaning in, before we all got back on board and headed "home" in final daylight. That's three heli aficionados enjoying a 100 min. afternoon ride, for free.
Ratio behind that: he'd have to bring in the one and pick up the other BO anyhow, and hence carted our asses around for free.
Talk about a really kind, buddy!
