Why settle for just one helicopter? You going for speed or comfort? Will you be manning it or will you be laying a full time pilot? Where is going to and coming from? Are you a pastor at a mega church? If so plan for multiple landing spots at the new mega campus so that you can sneak in and out unnoticed if you don't want to make a big showy entrance. Really saves you a ton of hassle planning for that. I'd do three landing spots to play it safe.
PAGING ANSWERED! lol no the philosophy degree is done. I'm in working for insurance company while saving for law school mode. (i don't want to apply for loans and my dad will help me pay for law school once i reach a certain benchmark in my bank account) That's my plan. Hopefully it eventually goes down. You never know until it happens though So I'm guessing OP went to law school? i was also confused about that post though. I'm in the process of going from asking about inquiring wealth to buying a helicopter in 4 years? I definitely appreciate the confidence in me @Xerobull ! thanks dude here is step 1: how do I acquire wealth? check back up on me in 4 years lol
Motorcycles are a cheaper option than a helicopter. However, I don't think lane splitting is worth it. Driving a motorcycle requires effort and coordination and it may not be worth the benefit as it's simply not safer than a car.
Immensely, and my CF posting has gone down by orders of magnitude over the past year. However, there is good info here. This thread is panning out as I anticipated. One key to a productive life is cutting out the brain candy. You don't have to do it, and if you're happy, I'm happy for you. But I reached a point where I ran out of internet I could read at my day job. I haven't even seen the new Guardians of the Galaxy, and any old-school posters here know that it's tantamount to a Southern Baptist missing church on Easter Sunday. Life is just different for me now. I've done some reading and helicopters are absolutely affordable to buy, but as others have said, they are expensive to own. Outside of experience and reaction time during an emergency, I would probably want to learn to pilot. Where's my ****ing jetpack? Here's another question- is there a legal drone out there with a ~200lb cargo weight limit?
Motorcycles are much more dangerous than cars. Lane splitting is more safe than not lane splitting. It also saves you time and reduces traffic.
Can i use your helicopter to learn how to fly helicopters? i will chip in 1/10 of the gas maybe 1/12. This is a serious response.
A used Robinson R22 goes for about 50k when they come due for overhaul at 12years 2200hrs. Overhaul runs about $50,000. Pretty reasonable if you can live with the limited payload, 110mph cruise, and 250 mile range. Not a good trainer, though.
Sold. Get me some numbers. For the venture, not just the awesomemobile. I shall name it Tiger's Blood
Not sure why you didn't google this. Took me about a minute to find this on a helicopter forum... I have a 2005 R22 Beta II and here are my cost for about 1 year of ownership. Insurance (personal): $7,450.00 yearly Hanger: $2,400.00 yearly Annual Inspection total: $1,800.00 Scheduled 50/100 hours Inspections: $1,100.00 Fuel (120 hours x 9 gal p/h x 4.50 p/g): $4,860.00 Oil (average 1 qt each 8 hours x 8.50 p/q): $127.00 This year total: $19,537.00 Cost to buy (age & hour dependant): $120,000.00 to 160,000.00 This does not count setting aside anything for reserves and upgrades, just actual out of pocket expenses. And that is for this bad boy. Not exactly Airwolf... (do Millennials even know what Airwolf is?)
Yes, we are saying the same thing. However lane splitting in a motorcycle is no more safer than being in a car.
It's far more dangerous than being in a car, but I get far less road rage and stress. Plus I get to where I need to be faster.
