Helicopter business ideas
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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.
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.
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#1 done
#2 done
#3 all financially viable done
#4 way to risky for small to medium companies
#5 why fly out with "real" a/c and then take UAVs for most jobs real chopper can do.
There are thousands of people in the industry doing brainstorming every day to come up with something new, but the wheel was only invented once.
I worked on new or partly new projects, but it's really not easy to find something totally new for a well established resource.
#2 done
#3 all financially viable done
#4 way to risky for small to medium companies
#5 why fly out with "real" a/c and then take UAVs for most jobs real chopper can do.
There are thousands of people in the industry doing brainstorming every day to come up with something new, but the wheel was only invented once.
I worked on new or partly new projects, but it's really not easy to find something totally new for a well established resource.
my time in industry has taught me that if you start with a "solution" (kn this case the helicopter) and try to find a "problem" (the line of work) you can burn through serious amounts of investor's funds and produce nothing. Much better to have a problem and go looking for solution.
Instinct tells me that when the helicopter seems to be the answer it is worth putting considerable effort into trying to find a cheaper way to do the job.
Instinct tells me that when the helicopter seems to be the answer it is worth putting considerable effort into trying to find a cheaper way to do the job.
For the discussion's sake let's assume you do find a new niche, invent a new way to use a helicopter to make money: Those operators will come in and take it all. They are either struggling to survive and will beat every reasonable price just to create any possible turnover. Or they sit on paid-off aircraft and will beat every reasonable price because they can and they prefer making little profit rather then none at all.
Sorry bro, but it seems like you don't really have any experience in this industry.
1. Start a rumour that all the Vietnam-era pilots are retiring, and there are a lot of job vacancies to fill, needing new pilots at the bottom for the holes left by those moving up.
2. Start a flying school with an amazing finance deal to train these expectant pilots. Tell them they will be employed by the school on graduation, as long as there is work.
3. Screw the heck out of them, and sit back while your cast-iron clauses in the finance deal drain every dollar they have.
4. Move out of the area before you get lynched, go back to step 2 somewhere new.
What's that? Already been done? Rats.....
2. Start a flying school with an amazing finance deal to train these expectant pilots. Tell them they will be employed by the school on graduation, as long as there is work.
3. Screw the heck out of them, and sit back while your cast-iron clauses in the finance deal drain every dollar they have.
4. Move out of the area before you get lynched, go back to step 2 somewhere new.
What's that? Already been done? Rats.....
1. Start a rumour that all the Vietnam-era pilots are retiring, and there are a lot of job vacancies to fill, needing new pilots at the bottom for the holes left by those moving up.
2. Start a flying school with an amazing finance deal to train these expectant pilots. Tell them they will be employed by the school on graduation, as long as there is work.
3. Screw the heck out of them, and sit back while your cast-iron clauses in the finance deal drain every dollar they have.
4. Move out of the area before you get lynched, go back to step 2 somewhere new.
What's that? Already been done? Rats.....
2. Start a flying school with an amazing finance deal to train these expectant pilots. Tell them they will be employed by the school on graduation, as long as there is work.
3. Screw the heck out of them, and sit back while your cast-iron clauses in the finance deal drain every dollar they have.
4. Move out of the area before you get lynched, go back to step 2 somewhere new.
What's that? Already been done? Rats.....
cheers
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.
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.
- Utilise an H130 or H145 with VIP interior or lease one out bit cheaper than owning one right out and get them to do the C,G checks etc
-Franchise a call girl
sorry professional escort service with the best looking employees from preferably east of the Berlin Wall 
-Must have aircrew with Night /IR experience as most of the clientele demands will be at the dead of night
-Due to servicing the very rich - can charge a fortune per hour - which will happily pay for crew, lease of airframe, incidental costs as in charge the clients a 5 figure sum especially if they would like the Meter /Mile High Club lol thrown in
-It will not only be maintenance checks and inspections and EASA/FAA audits but will have to have your employees have Class 1 Medicals and quarterly examinations by the docs
and plenty of oil lubricationQ.E.D
cheers
Perhaps better if they bring their own girlfriend (or boyfriend we do not discriminate when there is a business opportunity)
If you take a portable printer on board and you amend the flightplan a bit you should be able to print plenty of membership certificates for the Mile high club!
Cheers SLB
If you take a portable printer on board and you amend the flightplan a bit you should be able to print plenty of membership certificates for the Mile high club!
Cheers SLB
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I actually worked quite a few years ago with a fellow pilot who joined the mile high club in the back of a Jetbox on fire ### in the province of $@&$&$&@ with one of the chicks from the radio shack. I know cos had to decline the flight due duty day and all. The Chief Pilot took him up....you know who you are GM if you're reading this!!!
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I've always wondered about moving golfers and racegoers around - you could always call it Inter-Course Helicopters. At least the customer would always come first.
Phil
Phil
Yesterday on National Geographic on Dutch telly:
Moonshiners season 5 episode 17
Bootlegging 250 liters in a Jetbox.
Including glass and packaging I guess 350 kg?
Cheers SLB
Moonshiners season 5 episode 17
Bootlegging 250 liters in a Jetbox.
Including glass and packaging I guess 350 kg?
Cheers SLB
Something like this?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ds-garden.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ds-garden.html
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