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Jet Ranger Operating Costs?
Two Scenarios:
1. Operating Costs for brand new Jet Ranger flying daily. 2. Operating Costs for Mid-time Jet Ranger flying daily. Other Considerations: 1. Typical pilot salary costs (Commercial Rotorcraft Pilot) with over 2000 hours. 2. Will require hull AND Liability Insurance. 3. Will require hangar. "The Story" Company wants a Jet Ranger for daily use/transportation. [NB: Company is dead set on the JR, so no need to recommend lower-cost "alternatives"] Company will also need a full-time pilot. Assuming financing the helo in both scenarios, what yearly operating costs can be expected to operate the Jet Ranger plus pilot? Current "wild ass guess" estimate is $600US per flight hour. Is this high or low? Full Disclosu I do not own the company, have no helo experience, and can only hope to maybe (one day) get a short hop in it (it would make a nice perk, huh?) Thanks. |
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I don't have the answers but it will depend a lot on how much it is flying
daily. $600/hr seems low unless it is flying several hours a day. Mike MU-2 "greenwavepilot" wrote in message oups.com... Two Scenarios: 1. Operating Costs for brand new Jet Ranger flying daily. 2. Operating Costs for Mid-time Jet Ranger flying daily. Other Considerations: 1. Typical pilot salary costs (Commercial Rotorcraft Pilot) with over 2000 hours. 2. Will require hull AND Liability Insurance. 3. Will require hangar. "The Story" Company wants a Jet Ranger for daily use/transportation. [NB: Company is dead set on the JR, so no need to recommend lower-cost "alternatives"] Company will also need a full-time pilot. Assuming financing the helo in both scenarios, what yearly operating costs can be expected to operate the Jet Ranger plus pilot? Current "wild ass guess" estimate is $600US per flight hour. Is this high or low? Full Disclosu I do not own the company, have no helo experience, and can only hope to maybe (one day) get a short hop in it (it would make a nice perk, huh?) Thanks. |
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message nk.net... I don't have the answers but it will depend a lot on how much it is flying daily. $600/hr seems low unless it is flying several hours a day. Mike MU-2 Bell quotes a DOC of $260 per hr for a 206B3. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/air...pec2005jan.pdf page 34-37. Their estimates for fuel prices and maint labor are a bit odd, so TIWAGOS. Figure insurance and pilot $5-6K per month plus bennies. -- Matt --------------------- Matthew W. Barrow Site-Fill Homes, LLC. Montrose, CO "greenwavepilot" wrote in message oups.com... Two Scenarios: 1. Operating Costs for brand new Jet Ranger flying daily. 2. Operating Costs for Mid-time Jet Ranger flying daily. Other Considerations: 1. Typical pilot salary costs (Commercial Rotorcraft Pilot) with over 2000 hours. 2. Will require hull AND Liability Insurance. 3. Will require hangar. "The Story" Company wants a Jet Ranger for daily use/transportation. [NB: Company is dead set on the JR, so no need to recommend lower-cost "alternatives"] Company will also need a full-time pilot. Assuming financing the helo in both scenarios, what yearly operating costs can be expected to operate the Jet Ranger plus pilot? Current "wild ass guess" estimate is $600US per flight hour. Is this high or low? Full Disclosu I do not own the company, have no helo experience, and can only hope to maybe (one day) get a short hop in it (it would make a nice perk, huh?) Thanks. |
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"greenwavepilot" wrote in message oups.com... Two Scenarios: 1. Operating Costs for brand new Jet Ranger flying daily. 2. Operating Costs for Mid-time Jet Ranger flying daily. Other Considerations: 1. Typical pilot salary costs (Commercial Rotorcraft Pilot) with over 2000 hours. 2. Will require hull AND Liability Insurance. 3. Will require hangar. "The Story" Company wants a Jet Ranger for daily use/transportation. [NB: Company is dead set on the JR, so no need to recommend lower-cost "alternatives"] How about a more expensive alternative: take them for a ride in a MD 520N!! Problem: The MDH company is in dire straights until (most likely scenario) Sikorsky buys them out later this year. -- Matt --------------------- Matthew W. Barrow Site-Fill Homes, LLC. Montrose, CO |
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"$600/hr seems low unless it is flying several hours a day."
"Bell quotes a DOC of $260 per hr for a 206B3." "Figure insurance and pilot $5-6K per month plus bennies." Yeah, I was figuring that just helo/maint./fuel/hangar would be higher than $600 per flight hour. It will be flying every day that weather permits (say 300 days a year). Trying to precisely nail down DOC as it relates to any aviation operation seems as difficult as trying to shooting a dove with .22 from the bow of a pitching boat. Not easy. Even trying to establish a budgetable range has a lot of variables which cannot be isolated, especially from the maintenance and fuel standpoint. I appreciate the replies giving me a snapshot of the costs. I now need to get my hands really dirty with the details. Thanks. |
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If you believe manufacturers DOC cost, I have a bridge to sell....Anyway DOC
are only a part of total cost and if you are only flying a couple hundred hours per year, DOC is only a small percentage of total cost. On the other hand, if you are the Los Angeles County Sheriff and your helos are in the air 3000hrs/yr then DOC pretty much equals total cost. Mike MU-2 "Matt Barrow" wrote in message news "Mike Rapoport" wrote in message nk.net... I don't have the answers but it will depend a lot on how much it is flying daily. $600/hr seems low unless it is flying several hours a day. Mike MU-2 Bell quotes a DOC of $260 per hr for a 206B3. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/en/air...pec2005jan.pdf page 34-37. Their estimates for fuel prices and maint labor are a bit odd, so TIWAGOS. Figure insurance and pilot $5-6K per month plus bennies. -- Matt --------------------- Matthew W. Barrow Site-Fill Homes, LLC. Montrose, CO "greenwavepilot" wrote in message oups.com... Two Scenarios: 1. Operating Costs for brand new Jet Ranger flying daily. 2. Operating Costs for Mid-time Jet Ranger flying daily. Other Considerations: 1. Typical pilot salary costs (Commercial Rotorcraft Pilot) with over 2000 hours. 2. Will require hull AND Liability Insurance. 3. Will require hangar. "The Story" Company wants a Jet Ranger for daily use/transportation. [NB: Company is dead set on the JR, so no need to recommend lower-cost "alternatives"] Company will also need a full-time pilot. Assuming financing the helo in both scenarios, what yearly operating costs can be expected to operate the Jet Ranger plus pilot? Current "wild ass guess" estimate is $600US per flight hour. Is this high or low? Full Disclosu I do not own the company, have no helo experience, and can only hope to maybe (one day) get a short hop in it (it would make a nice perk, huh?) Thanks. |
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