Originally Posted by
helicrazi
Now I'm curious, hypothetically if said customer wanted an R66, enough seats for the job, what is one of them per hour? £600 + vat? 5 hour trip? £3600 for the trip?
Edited: I've just been informed an R66 is £1k inc Vat per hour, things have moved on from my day!!!
Not counting the cost of pilot and positioning (if needed), R66 SFH is around £535 +VAT = £642/hr. Should you have a pilot friend to fly you at cost share, that would be £513/hr as extreme best cost (you paying 80%). So even with a pilot "mate" you're still over £2500 for a trip of 5 hours.
Helicopters are a nice way to travel, but never the inexpensive alternative.