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Would a small helicopter make more sense?
by mrfusion 9y ago
Would a small helicopter make more sense?
- secondmod 9y agoWill bunch of Cessnas do? 50k to 150k per plane https://www.globalair.com/aircraft-for-sale/Cessna-172 https://www.globalair.com/aircraft-for-sale/Cessna-172
- kevan 9y agoYou don't even need a $500k net worth to afford a Cessna. Most guys I know that have them are firmly middle class. They have to make some compromises on houses and cars, but it's worth it to them because they love to fly.
- lphnull 9y agobrb, launching cesna uber startup for rich folk.
- JoeMalt 9y agoSomebody was asking about this on Reddit (/r/flying I think) a few months back. Short answer is that the FAA does not take kindly to receiving payment if you don't have a commercial license, and if you do then there's better work out there than Uber-for-cessnas.
- sheppyc 9y agohttps://en.wingly.io/ https://en.wingly.io/ Not allowed in US though.
- pfarnsworth 9y agoI worked with one of the cofounders of Intuit. He has what he described as the "Honda Accord" of helicopters. If someone worth many hundreds of millions only has an average helicopter, you probably need many tens of millions for a small helicopter.
- cialowicz 9y agoI'd say that an R44 is the "Honda Accord" of helicopters, and they're around $500k brand new. With a net worth of hundreds of millions, I'd expect that he went for something safer (with a turbine), like a Bell Jetranger.
- cialowicz 9y agoMaybe a used TBM 850?
- jtraffic 9y agoOr this: https://www.iconaircraft.com/home https://www.iconaircraft.com/home
- halbritt 9y agoPrivately owned aircraft are referred to as "that hole in the sky into which the money goes."
- MrFantastic 9y ago... and may be your coffin.