Looking for direct operating costs for a Hughes500C Helicopter?

Question

The helicopter has a C18 engine, and I am looking for information regarding the actual hourly costs incl maintenance reserves for scheduled /unscheduled maintenance.. etc excluding fuel costs . The whole nine yards. Thanks

Answer 1

About £200 an hour, at 200 hours per year.

Answer 2

It costs $935 per hour.

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Answer 3

wow, you dont want much.

You'll have a hard time convincing someone to tell you what you need.  Companies that own them dont divulge and privates that do, dont brag about the expense.

However,.....Salesmen just cant seem to shut up.  Contact someone on the "Controller/Executive" magazine and ask about one of the ads for a listed H500C.....if they think you're a serious buyer, they will divulge it.

another angle is to look up the required checks on the Hughes (MD now) maintnence website.

there are any number of C18 repair shops that may know the component times.  look for shops that do aftermarket STC's for Hughes...load hooks etc.

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