Hi Henri,
I can only speak for the UK market, but flying schools over here tend to buy newly overhauled R22, which are currently being sold (even with weak GBP) at £150K+VAT. That's around half the price of a G2. The 12-year life isn't so much of an issue for flying schools as they can easily fly the hours off before they run out of time.
The costs in GA have become completely out of control and have moved far beyond the price bracket of those who would otherwise want to fly. If the GA sector is to recover we need to do more to reduce the cost of aircraft and flying.
Remember back in 1978 then the USA alone was producing over 17,811 light aircraft per year with an typical price of $80K (in 2018 dollars). Those same aircraft are now $350K!!! That's where it's all gone wrong.
We need a new approach.
CRAN
Originally Posted by
HeliHenri
Hello KNIEVEL77,
UK FTOs are mainly equipped with R22 so that's normal they are still going with it.
Things are totally different when it comes to fleet renewal.
How many new R22 sold in the last 10 years in UK ? One (2009) if I'm not wrong.
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