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Postby skoker » Fri Oct 01, 2010 8:35 pm

Mercy Flight owns a 1988 Kawasaki/Eurocopter Bk-117 and one of the guys said that a 60mi trip costs ~$8,000 USD.
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Re: BK-117 Question

Postby patchz » Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:56 pm

[quote]Mercy Flight owns a 1988 Kawasaki/Eurocopter Bk-117 and one of the guys said that a 60mi trip costs ~$8,000 USD.
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Re: BK-117 Question

Postby Fozzer » Sat Oct 02, 2010 7:02 am

[quote][quote]Mercy Flight owns a 1988 Kawasaki/Eurocopter Bk-117 and one of the guys said that a 60mi trip costs ~$8,000 USD.
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Re: BK-117 Question

Postby beaky » Sat Oct 02, 2010 9:24 am

Not to mention liability insurance... probably on a par with fixed costs of owning/operating/maintaining the aircraft.
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Re: BK-117 Question

Postby DaveSims » Sat Oct 02, 2010 9:20 pm

Figure in pilot cost, fuel cost, acquistion cost for the aircraft, maintenance cost (most helos require several hours of maintenance per hour of flight), its easy to see where the cost is. 
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Re: BK-117 Question

Postby patchz » Sun Oct 03, 2010 12:59 am

I didn't think about it, but yeah, insurance is probably higher than on fixed wing. And I'm sure they pass the cost along.
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Re: BK-117 Question

Postby beaky » Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:25 am

I didn't think about it, but yeah, insurance is probably higher than on fixed wing. And I'm sure they pass the cost along.


It's not just the aircraft classification, it's the type of operation. Statistically, medevac flights are about the most dangerous of all, possibly more so than even ag flying. 
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Re: BK-117 Question

Postby SeanTK » Sun Oct 03, 2010 10:57 am

Answer: All of the above. ^^

Especially insurance...that's going to be the main cost.


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A 1988 BK-117? That's lame...
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Re: BK-117 Question

Postby DaveSims » Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:22 pm

[quote]Answer: All of the above. ^^

Especially insurance...that's going to be the main cost.


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Re: BK-117 Question

Postby SeanTK » Sun Oct 03, 2010 2:33 pm

That's true. I image the 206/407 series is pretty tough to work with in that environment.
Our local hospital uses Eurocopter AS365 Dauphins...so plenty of room and power here.
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Re: BK-117 Question

Postby DaveSims » Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:28 pm

That's true. I image the 206/407 series is pretty tough to work with in that environment.
Our local hospital uses Eurocopter AS365 Dauphins...so plenty of room and power here.
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The 206L seemed to have more room than the AS350, but the med crew seems to like the AS better.
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Re: BK-117 Question

Postby skoker » Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:06 pm

[quote]Answer: All of the above. ^^

Especially insurance...that's going to be the main cost.


SeanTK....with medivac connections.

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