Come on CJ, pricking (or showing-off) anybody's egos was never the intention of the thread - if you want to do that there are other places to do so.
The question was what is the annual spend of a private or recreational pilot? Well, I think we've all demonstrated that it varies hugely.
Somebody once said (I think it was after Lord somebody or other inadvertently electrocuted himself changing a lightbulb) that it was the role of the wealthy man to create employment for the artisan. Taking all at face value, rotorboater is a wealthy man - so by operating these various toys he is keeping various boat designers, sports car manufacturers, aircraft builders, technicians, etc. in gainful employment. I doubt his helicopter is British, but if his boats are, he's also contributing to the health of the UK economy. People like him keep people like me (I work in the design and approval of recreational aeroplanes) in gainful employment, for which I and my bank manager are grateful. If he has this money, obtained through whatever (one hopes legitimate) means, by spending it he's doing some good, even if he is ultimately spending more on his expensive toys than most of us make before tax.
Or in other words, leave the chap alone and stick to the subject. Once airborne, the only inequalities are down to our individual abilities anyway.
G