Well sure he has. He's a doctor of radiology and owner of a small HEMS operation, currently owning 3 non JAR-OPS3 compatible BO105 and an EC135. He's got a PPL only (no CPL, got a hired crew doing HEMS) and simply got into helicopters for fun and joy, trying to make it less of a money drain by doing HEMS.
Hence he's very supportive that a buddy of mine and me are leaning to get us a PPL-H each.
That 30K bucks for a (twin)turbine overhaul was just a number out of the blue by a cluesless nerd (me). So what's it really? 30K per turbine?
So you are suggesting 300€ per hour for borrowing his BO105?
How much more would be the EC135?
Anyone got such a "break even among buddies" rental rate for an S300 or an A109?
I totally lack a feeling for that. My only orientation is the published rental rates like
Training with HeliClass
which certaily include the cost of a replacement at end-of-hull-time and some revenue for the owner.
Hence the $800 for a B206 or $1500 for an AS350 from above example website are definitely well above "buddy rate", I'd guess, but don't know how much above they are...
