R44 Ownership in the UK
I wonder if anyone can advise on the realistic cost of ownership of an R44 in the UK.
I am looking to purchase an R44 to fly c. 50 hours / year and then lease to a local operator to use up the rest of the annual hours. I know the general consensus is never to lease to a school if you don't have to because of the risk of damage not tied to any incidents leading to insurance not paying out but I am still interested in getting a picture of the costs.
I have searched all over but not found any recent posts on the subject so wonder if someone out there might be able to share some hard learned lessons!
I guess I am looking to put together a model for the costs of ownership but the information out there is either out of date, from another country or incomplete. Also if anyone has leased an r44 to a uk school so can advise on lease rates and hours flown that would also be really interesting.
Olly