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Old 17th Jan 2004, 22:46
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RDRickster
 
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Ahhh... you just can help but to love the B47! FL has some good advice there. Also, check out http://www.horizonhelicopters.com/, located JUST inside Deleware (1st exit north of Maryland). If you live north of Baltimore, this will probably be convenient. They have a 206, 206L, and an Enstrom 280FX.

Their rates for the Enstrom are a bit high; however, they make up for it by allowing you to fly 206 missions with them... AT NO COSTS (if you trained with them). They do a lot of mosquito sample collection in the marsh areas, so they allow you to get a little turbine stick time (very nice). Also, they have the ONLY approved Heliport in Delaware. Although they are a few miles from any airport, they have their own practice area.

The B47 listed above will be much less expensive. I recommend going there for your PPL, and then try Horizon for additional ratings. Besides, you need to be a PPL before they let you in the Jet Ranger.
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