Rotorway (and rotary) Fly-in/bbq Sat 22nd Aug, Nr.Abingdon, Ox.
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Rotorway (and rotary) Fly-in/bbq Sat 22nd Aug, Nr.Abingdon, Ox.
A quick heads up for anyone interested
It's at Landmead Airstrip, Nr. Abingdon Oxfordshire
A dozen Rotorway helicopters are expected to fly-in, and any other helicopter is welcome too !
Rotorway sage John Jackson will be attending and may be able to offer demo flights...
Drive along is fine also
Scheduled for Sat 22nd Aug, but with Sun 23rd as a back-up should Sat's Wx scupper plans
PD
It's at Landmead Airstrip, Nr. Abingdon Oxfordshire
A dozen Rotorway helicopters are expected to fly-in, and any other helicopter is welcome too !
Rotorway sage John Jackson will be attending and may be able to offer demo flights...
Drive along is fine also
Scheduled for Sat 22nd Aug, but with Sun 23rd as a back-up should Sat's Wx scupper plans
PD
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Derek,
Thank you very much for the organisation, very professional, great hospitality, flying & BBQ, lovely setting, a true farm strip. 12 out 16 UK registered registered with permits, can't be bad ! Look forward to next year !
Thank you very much for the organisation, very professional, great hospitality, flying & BBQ, lovely setting, a true farm strip. 12 out 16 UK registered registered with permits, can't be bad ! Look forward to next year !
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12 out 16 UK registered registered with permits,
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Costs and performance comparison
Can I ask, how do Rotorway costs and performance stats compare to an R22, roughly, assuming say 100 hours per year, UK based....?
Thanks all.
Thanks all.
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I was chatting to one of the owners at the fly-in and he mentioned that his last year's flying had cost him £5k all-in. Insurance, hangarage, CAA fees, maintenance and fuel all included. He's had to have a couple of larger component changes too. That said, he's only done 25 hours so that's £200 an hour. If he'd done more hours, the hourly costs would be well down on that when you consider that fuel is only about £40 an hour.
Maybe Parasite Drag could give you his first hand experience?
JJ
I was chatting to one of the owners at the fly-in and he mentioned that his last year's flying had cost him £5k all-in. Insurance, hangarage, CAA fees, maintenance and fuel all included. He's had to have a couple of larger component changes too. That said, he's only done 25 hours so that's £200 an hour. If he'd done more hours, the hourly costs would be well down on that when you consider that fuel is only about £40 an hour.
Maybe Parasite Drag could give you his first hand experience?
JJ
