At the end of the day, there are certain things that simply cannot be done cheaply. Six full-size males (plus their crap, undoubtedly) on a 250-mile roundtrip with a hover-hole at home base? Ehhhh...come on. You say "VMC conditions" but guess what? Days that start out nice and VMC often turn into not-quite-VMC for the return. There are no guarantees. Things happen, forecasts are inaccurate. Bosses don't like to cancel flights on clear days just because there's a chance that it might turn crappy later. Hey, it might not! (Trust me when I say that I have first-hand experience with just such a boss.) Either way, the pilot is going to want at least three hours of fuel to start off. Fuel disappears faster than drugs at a frat party when the cops pull up outside. Such a trip will probably need a 407. Bring your checkbook - the big one, not the wife's. And if the principal can't afford a 407, go find a good, used King Air 90 and do the trip by airplane.