Many people complaining here about the "state of the industry". If there is any reasonable idea for using a copter, this might be the best time to start a new business around it. Why? Aircraft available, manpower available, and rates are low making financing prob cheaper than even before.
Here is my draft list of ideas. I am sure there are plenty more!
1. Wind farm maintenance
2. Powerline/pipeline inspection using most modern surveillance equipment (making the job much faster than today)
3. Opening new shuttle routes (e.g., between airports, between two cities)
4. Opening a business in a new emerging country
5. Taking UAVs to the range of service, together with "real" a/c. This way able to provide full service to the customer, e.g., the electricity company
etc
etc
What are your ideas?
There must be tons of opportunity out there. Anyone complaining about the "state of industry", but not coming up with ideas, is essentially saying that copters are not useful anymore.
