If you had the money, would you?
Further to the topic of the Mini v. the R22 and the costs etc of owning/running a helicopter, the question is, If you had the money to own a helicopter, would you?, and how would you use it?, and what would it be?
For myself, I would say yes, but lease it to someone else to cover costs, have a full IFR machine, but only to fly on gin clear days, probably to nice places for golf and lunch, and as for the type.........109? 135? pass me the brochure!