Originally Posted by
hargreaves99
Completely useless in Europe, as won't be IFR certified under EASA/CAA, and if you want to carry 8 pax...are you really going to do it in a single engine VFR machine? (err no)
Plus there really is no "grand canyon" style need for large tour helicopters in Europe
Originally Posted by
212man
Yes, it is very hard to imagine the target audience for a ten/nine seat single!
I’m not entirely sure.
I can see a 9 pax aircraft satisfying demand at some of the busier UK summer events (Ascot, Goodwood etc).
Especially when your competitor twin (H145) is considerable more expensive to purchase ($10m+, isn’t it?) and considerably more expensive to run (probably £2000 more
per hour).
I suspect that a number of operators will be able to make the maths work on the R88.