2006-07-25 11:30:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
That depends on the kind of helicopter, what you are going to do, where you are going to use it, and how much flying you want to do.
The smallest and cheapest commercial helicopter is the Robinson R22 and it is going to cost you about US $300-400 per hour including fuel and a pilot. It will have seating capacity for just one passenger and pretty well zilch for cargo.
The next size up will be a Bell 206 Jet Ranger or Eurocopter AS350 series, seating the pilot plus 4-6 people, and that is going to cost in the range of $1000-1500 per hour. This class of helicopter is turbine powered and is by far the most popular size in Europe, North America, and Australia, for example.
If you still need more passengers or you need more than about 400-700 kg of cargo moved, then you need to start looking at things like the Augusta A119 or Bell 205, and they are going to cost in the range $2000-3000 per hour. You can still go bigger, like the Sikorsky S61, Sikorsky S64 SkyCrane, or Boeing Chinook, but you'd better be ready to shell out $8000 to $15,000 per hour.
Then you have to look at positioning, waiting time, and minimums on top of the hourly rate. If you have a lot of flying to do in a small amount of time (for example 70 hours in one week on a construction job), and its off-season for the helicopter operator's regular work, you can probably save quite a bit of money.
Helicopters are the greatest flying machine ever invented (I'm a little biased!) but they have thousands of moving parts that require very careful maintnenance, inspections, and overhauls and that maeans they are expensive. Plus experienced pilots with the skills to get the job done and fuel don't come cheap!
2006-07-25 14:21:01 · answer #1 · answered by astarpilot2000 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Rent A Helicopter
2016-12-16 13:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by marcinko 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Expensive! It would really depend on the type of helicopter and the pilot who is flying it. Usually, helicopters can be rented by the hour plus the pilot's salary. This price gets even more costly if you are staying over night. Just to give you an idea, a small training helicoptor is about $200 per hour. Go with an airplane, it is usually about half the price, although I am not sure what you will be needing the flight for. I hope I answered your question.
2006-07-25 12:22:25 · answer #3 · answered by Jay 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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How much does it cost to rent a helicopter for a day?
2015-08-10 06:11:19 · answer #4 · answered by Suzanna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helicopter Rental
2016-10-03 08:57:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how much does it cost to rent an helicopter for half an hour to forty five minutes
2016-06-02 08:10:23 · answer #6 · answered by Fearon Blake 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most aircraft are rented by the hour... It would also depend on whether or not you needed a pilot for said helo... my guess is somewhere around $250 and hour for the aircraft, PLUS fuel cost, PLUS pilot wages.
2006-07-25 13:21:05 · answer #7 · answered by emsa5804 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It cost like about 2,500.00 dollars including some training!
2006-07-25 11:37:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depend but the helicopter so no stable price
2015-01-29 16:45:55 · answer #9 · answered by John 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at least 1000$
2006-07-25 12:29:43 · answer #10 · answered by kvuo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋