As the owner of an R22, let me pass on this bit of wisdom to any sensible person contemplating making the investment.. .Run a mile.. .£35 an hour? Don't make me laugh.. .New, on the road, £130,000. Hourly costs - depends entirely on how lucky you are, and nothing else. Fuel, £25 an hour. Depreciation, £25 an hour, probably. Maintenance - pick a number. As an example, mine cost me just shy of £20 an hour last year in labour costs alone, no bits - and it did over 400 hours.. .Insurance costs me £100 a week before it turns a blade, and I've got a deal. Hangarage, scheduled maintenance, unscheduled maintenance, plus the constant risk that some ham-wristed prat is going to overcook it, bend it, or otherwise behave in an expensive manner.... .As to income, phooey. I'm quids in if somebody writes it off, but otherwise it's doing me no favours.. .If I'd been sensible I'd have taken the money down the Post Office and put it in my savings book.. .Do I sound all bitter and twisted?