reliable, economical helicopters

On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 01:09:33 -0700, The OTHER Kevin in San Diego skiddz
*AT* adelphia *DOT* net wrote:


Isn't the 2200 hr overhaul on the R22 about $100k??

Something like that.

How much time
(realistically) can you expect to "have left" on a $50k R22?

I was thinking more in the $75K range - that's ostensibly what a
Kompress costs with engine. But anyway I've seen timed-out R22s for
$30K... There's a rough formula for how much an R22 flight hour is worth
in this analysis - I don't know what that formula is, but the $20k-45k
difference between a timed-out one and a high-time one translates
directly into flight hours.

I personally would be lucky to put 50 hours a year on a ship (which of
course means that I should continue to rent as I have been doing, but
ownership continues to be tempting *someday* nonetheless) so an R22 that
has 300 or 400 hours left on it could last years. On the other hand,
perhaps if I had my own aircraft I'd fly more, since I'd be paying
insurance and such no matter how many or few hours were flown... Hmmm.

Dave Blevins