Day Dreaming, what private helicopter?
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Day Dreaming, what private helicopter?
Just day dreaming here a little and was wondering what private use single engine helicopter would you own if you were in that lucky position? And why?
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in reality... an R22. Great aircraft to fly, lots of fun and practical financially.
Money no object... an EC120. Great looking, lots of inertia
somewhere in between... A B206 jet ranger is unbeatable in many areas!
MADY
Money no object... an EC120. Great looking, lots of inertia
somewhere in between... A B206 jet ranger is unbeatable in many areas!
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Originally Posted by eivissa
AW119Ke! If it has to be a single...otherwise...
But I still have a soft-spot for Jet Rangers in the same way as I have a soft spot for Series I L@nd R0vers and 60s British sportscars.
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206, latest example I could find - it's a classic.
I did consider a 500, but a bit small and the passengers might object to turns that steep all the time. EC120, yes very smooth but how long to wait if it goes AOG? Same with the EC130, plus an eight-seater single just feels wrong. 300, too much leaning forward on long trips (like the vis out though). R22, with me and a friend you couldn't legally get much fuel in. R44, the kids haven't been young enough to sit in the back for years. R66, never buy the Mark 1 of anything. 407 looks OK but just doesn't sound right with a centrifugal compressor, plus you couldn't get away with a narrow hangar. 350B3, not sure why but no, maybe I don't like the shape. Alouette, too old and quirky. 47, too old and slow. 280, where do I find and keep my engineer? 480, ugly skids and strange seating layout. Gazelle, I'm not a fan of the ex-mil market (which knocks out the Scout and the Skeeter too). Brantly, not sure where I'd get one and anyway my hair's short enough already. K-Max, you can't stick the passengers in a bambi-bucket.
I did consider a 500, but a bit small and the passengers might object to turns that steep all the time. EC120, yes very smooth but how long to wait if it goes AOG? Same with the EC130, plus an eight-seater single just feels wrong. 300, too much leaning forward on long trips (like the vis out though). R22, with me and a friend you couldn't legally get much fuel in. R44, the kids haven't been young enough to sit in the back for years. R66, never buy the Mark 1 of anything. 407 looks OK but just doesn't sound right with a centrifugal compressor, plus you couldn't get away with a narrow hangar. 350B3, not sure why but no, maybe I don't like the shape. Alouette, too old and quirky. 47, too old and slow. 280, where do I find and keep my engineer? 480, ugly skids and strange seating layout. Gazelle, I'm not a fan of the ex-mil market (which knocks out the Scout and the Skeeter too). Brantly, not sure where I'd get one and anyway my hair's short enough already. K-Max, you can't stick the passengers in a bambi-bucket.
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342, goes like stink, bags of power, and precise in handling, the fact of being ex Mil means very little, just tells you its tuff.
Money to burn and not restricted would go for the AH164 with all the goodies, dont make a noise, you might wake me.
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Money to burn and not restricted would go for the AH164 with all the goodies, dont make a noise, you might wake me.
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Money no object then definitely a Ex-Mil Scout - old, knackered and expensive to run just like me, we'd make a fine pair - but tough as old boots. Otherwise a Bell 47 for fun and just playing around. Dream on.........
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407 looks OK but just doesn't sound right with a centrifugal compressor, plus you couldn't get away with a narrow hangar.
My choices:
Economy turbine: Enstrom 480B
Single turbine: Bell 407 or Agusta 119
Twin turbine: Bell 429 or Agusta 109 Grand New
Military: Huey Cobra
Pistons: why bother if we are dreaming! Dream big!
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A Bell 47...My first out of flight school military mission was relocating an OH-13 from Ft. Meade to Ft. Eustis. Then I flew one in my first civilian job...had a brand new bubble... Hell I insist on getting paid if I fly turbine stuff.
Of course I tend toward the antiques flying a J-3 Cub and a Great Lakes biplane for my off-duty fun ...
Of course I tend toward the antiques flying a J-3 Cub and a Great Lakes biplane for my off-duty fun ...
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It would have to be an ec120 for me, love the modern looks. And as I'm dreaming I've sorted the parts supply chain.
Gareth
Saying that I wouldn't say no to a 500 as well
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Saying that I wouldn't say no to a 500 as well
AS350 B3 for my personal transport machine. Must have Auto pilot and good music system for those long trips I would be making touring around OZ. Only flying when and where I want to.
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EC120 for pose and comfort, but as welsh gareth points out, in a dream for the service support. We have suffered.
MD500 for self, like owning a Lotus 7/ Caterham. Unlikely to pull in one.
Money no object, Agusta Grand.
MD500 for self, like owning a Lotus 7/ Caterham. Unlikely to pull in one.
Money no object, Agusta Grand.
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But I still love the 300 which is embarrassingly slow - cars on the freeway were faster than I was into a headwind - and as Hilico suggested don't drop anything in flight 'cause you'll never get it back.