Short trips , sightseeing and island hopping. Mostly transferring pax from one resort to another across water..approx 8nm between an island base on one resort and 25nm to the other . Will buy an R44 clipper for smaller transfers and really short sightseeing stuff so we're not penalised by start ups and shut downs.
As we will be based on a tiny island in the Pacific surrounded by water any concerns with rust and tips to care for the machine?
Is the original French engine the one to avoid because of slack back up service with turn around time on spares? I read somewhere there were some issues way back with one of the engines ..think it was lycoming..anyone shed any light on the engine and how far back this was?
Any common parts that let go we should keep as spares ? Will employ a LAME but for now any suggestion helping this novice kindly appreciated
Can someone please quickly explain the difference between the various models
Last edited by Goody35; 6th August 2012 at 10:55.