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What is the hourly operational cost of a mosquito?

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What are these costs compared to an r22??? I googled it and google came back with $162/hr for the R22…but that seems kinda low, so I’d prolly add like 30% to that lol I know my R44 (with me doing the maintenance) operational cost is around $300/hr Probably safe to say with me doing my own maintenance as well it’s around 180 maybe? Casey Singletary Man you guys are APs/AIs? Nice! I bet that saves you a heap on maintenance haha 1 Like Reply Share 4d Ryan Williams Author Casey Singletary  IA / commercial heli, private fixed wing. Makes flight training cheap when you wrench for the flight school Dave Storey : To get specific, need to know which one are you interested in? Well, not really. The operational cost between the XE90 and XET is only about $10hr difference. LOL! As mentioned, there is a 500hr overhaul TBO Kit that will keep the Mosquito XESeries running indefinitely with no time or calendar expiration dates. The TBO Kit consists of Blades, Belts and Bearings. Last I heard,...

An Indonesian DIY heli project

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FlyNow Aviation and their coaxial ultralight electric helicopter UAM PAV

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 Personal Air Vehicle by FlyNow Aviation Use case   Our goal is to make 3D mobility affordable for all people. An inner-city flight should cost no more than a normal taxi ride on the same route. We achieve this by breaking completely new ground in production. Our motto is “intelligent simplicity” instead of “stupid complexity.” Our eVTOLs consist of just a few core subsystems: rotors, cabin, batteries and electric motors.  Our Location We have developed a compact design without many connecting parts that could bend or break. And because the drones are particularly lightweight, we need less material and can get by with smaller batteries. This explains the low costs, which in turn enable low prices for end customers. In principle, our aircraft can be used wherever a high level of effort is required to transport goods or people from A to B. The range extends from supplying sailors on container ships, which often do not go ashore at all, to remote alpine huts to bridging a tr...