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Enstrom 480B
Hi - I'm looking at buying a helicopter and am looking at an R44 for reasons
of its popularity, low entry costs and the fact that that is all I am licensed to fly. However if I could get a second hand turbine reasonably cheaply, I would be interested. What is the group's views of the Enstrom 480B? On paper it looks a good proposition. Can anyone comment on maintenance costs, operating costs, reliability etc? Thanks Andrew |
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Enstrom 480B
Andrew:
What do you mean by "all I am Licensed to fly"? Are you rated in the US?. thanks, ~R |
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Enstrom 480B
"~R" wrote in message oups.com... Andrew: What do you mean by "all I am Licensed to fly"? Are you rated in the US?. No - what made you think that? Regards Andrew |
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Enstrom 480B
"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net wrote in message ... On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:33:07 +0100, "Andrew Crane" wrote: "~R" wrote in message roups.com... Andrew: What do you mean by "all I am Licensed to fly"? Are you rated in the US?. No - what made you think that? I think it was an innocent question.. he may not have seen (or been aware of) your UK loacation. As for the Enstrom, contact Sharkey's Heclicopters (www.sharkeys.com) and speak to Roger. He's a very knowledgable Enstrom guy and can probably answer all your questions. Thanks Andrew |
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Enstrom 480B
The OTHER Kevin in San Diego wrote: On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:33:07 +0100, "Andrew Crane" wrote: "~R" wrote in message roups.com... Andrew: What do you mean by "all I am Licensed to fly"? Are you rated in the US?. No - what made you think that? I think it was an innocent question.. he may not have seen (or been aware of) your UK loacation. Sorry, I had your e-mail address hidden while I was viewing your post....didn't realize you were in the UK....I'm not very familiar with the limitations on ratings over there. Your comment peeked my curiosity. A US PPL or CPL in helicopters will allow you to fly a helicopter up to 12,500 lbs. as long as it doesn't require a "Type" rating....and provided you meet any aircraft specific criteria... Can you provide a link to Uk aviation regs?...I haven't surfed yet to find them...just curious thanks, ~R |
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Enstrom 480B
As an former employee of Enstrom, I can tell you their 480 was an
awesome machine. Now that they have the load rating up and the elastomeric dampers are tuned it is a nice machine. You can fit real sized people in the Enstrom too. The R44 is a big R22. Lorin Andrew Crane wrote: Hi - I'm looking at buying a helicopter and am looking at an R44 for reasons of its popularity, low entry costs and the fact that that is all I am licensed to fly. However if I could get a second hand turbine reasonably cheaply, I would be interested. What is the group's views of the Enstrom 480B? On paper it looks a good proposition. Can anyone comment on maintenance costs, operating costs, reliability etc? Thanks Andrew |
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