Robinson R22 - Cost to Own 

Welp, I guess I have to now buy one to find out for sure. Thanks Jon, I very much appreciate it 🙂✈

They're pretty big, but I'm pretty sure they'll fit in a Tee hangar. Now a basking shark...

April fools video right there

@@CompleteWalkaround I’m curious to know the cost to own sharks with frikin lasers attached to their heads.

That would actually be interesting you know i am not into them but i was told they have a pretty good range

8.6 Gal/Hour. $5 Gallons. I explain where I get all these numbers in this video if you are interested. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UFUDx4gPsNA.html

@@CompleteWalkaround So, it gets 12 mpg... 90 x 1.15 = 103.5 mph... / 8.6 gal/hr = 12 mpg. A Cessna 172 gets gets around 16 mpg.

#completesharkalong

The Nurse sharks of the seas are laughing at you right now.

Is Air NoDak hiring??

Lol

Hey, Thanks so much! You seem to know your balloons. They would be easier to draw than helicopters thats for sure 😄

@@CompleteWalkaround my partner flies a Firefly, so I get to be around balloons a lot 😁

I'm waited for that too

That’s why the cabri is gaining popularity, you could also still go for a Schweizer or enstrom, they’re cheaper than the cabri but they’re not as good. So there isn’t that much choice in the piston helicopter trainer market really.

Isn’t that due to the R22 being used as a trainer in quite significant numbers? I’m just guessing here.

@@milan1200 That what I would've guessed as well. I'm not a helicopter guy either, but I've never seen a different type used for civilian training

Agreed. Was just thinking the same thing

Autogyro seems to have some of the benefits and pitfalls of other uncertified aircraft. Safety is "highly situation dependent", commercial viability is non-existent, but some people get a lot of joy out of em and may not be spending much money.

@@julianbrelsford Mostly a very fair assessment but can I add to that with a little more depth. If you learn to fly one properly including what most don't teach well (Blade management) they are extremely safe at low speeds. You can literally descend vertically at the rate of a parachute. I know one guy who after loosing his helmet to the prop, vertically descended from 500ft zero forward speed and bend it up pretty good but didn't even damage the rotor (don't count on that). Most low speed accidents are happening at such low speeds they are walk away from accidents even if the machine is a write off. However they are bloody dangerous at very high speeds with shallow disk angles if you go negative G you are buggered, no recovery possible (same for choppers actually). They can be commercially viable in certain contexts. In Australia they are used in cattle mustering in large properties where their excellent maneuverability combined with very low opperating costs makes them significantly cheaper than helicopters and safer as the cognitive load in an always auto-rotating aircraft is significantly cheaper. Your options are use one of these or the r22. As you can as a farmer buy a gyroplane with say a rotax 912s for significantly cheaper than a chopper mustering is definitely a major cost saving. Training is the key, get good training and they are very safe and very low stress to fly.

Or the even more Sexy Grob 109 B.

Thanks. Thats what I was talking about when I said "sometimes they tilt that lift a little bit forward "

The ground repels them because they are so loud or ugly (depending on helicopter type)

I know I can't afford it so I just keep telling myself I'm not that into it. It's a CHOICE alright? 😅

agreed good stat

it's not that it isn't hard, it's that it's pointless. hey watch me go nowhere in this vehicle.

Not moving forward doesn't sell it no. Plenty of airplanes can land in a few dozen feet anyway

They can stop in mid air and land anywhere on a dime.

I didn’t know it was the only helicopter that could do so.

@@mbmann3892 Its the only one that can do those things for an "affordable" price.

I think the Schweizer 300c/cbi is still it’s biggest competitor unless you would count factory new ones only, the cabri is gaining popularity. And enstrom fills the gaps.

@@kristus20 I'd say it's still a competitor, although I've struggled to find many to do a type rating on in the UK. Here, I'd say the Cabri is now favourable as a training platform, taking over from the R22

Lol, I'd say the R44 is the R22's biggest competitor. The Cabri is just a trainer for timid people who have money to burn.

@@lookingforwookiecopilot when the training costs on the R44 can be almost double the R22? I don't think so..

@@davidpeacock8788 Training doesn't last forever, and when its over you'll be much better off with R44 time than Cabri if you want a career in the States. Besides, if money is an issue, train in the R22. Its cheaper than the Cabri, plus having time in it lessens the amount of time you'd need in the R44 to be PIC, as well as giving you waaaay more options for that first job. If Bruno really wants to compete, he needs to build a four seat Cabri and price it close to the R44.

He did one on the RV-14, which coincidently both of us are building one. Not sure how much he’s finished though. I’m working on my wing right now.

They might not be too much more conceptually complex than a car to manufacture, but the cost of failure tends to be significantly higher - a car which suffers from a structural or engine failure doesn't immediately begin a semi-uncontrollable decent from altitude! This is why there is regulation... and you could probably make a reasonable link between the strict regulation of commercial aviation and its favourable safety outcomes at scale, and take some some of those lessons back to the civil aviation world! Don't disagree it's a pain though, I regularly take an 11 hour road trip instead of a 90 minute commercial flight haha

It’s a super expensive air gokart that is constantly trying to shake itself apart. Sometimes I wonder why I convinced myself to switch over to rotary.

I have a paramotor video

@@CompleteWalkaround I must have missed it, I'll check it out! Thanks! Love your content!

That's like asking what tyres should I buy. It depends on what you want to carry, how far and how fast. C-150 will carry two and couple of bicycles and two small overnight bags. A Beech 90 will carry 1200kg, a 1 ton pick up on wings. Look at what small cargo airlines are using.

50 is a big boat. The nice thing about about sailboats is if something breaks it’s unlikely that you start going down like with airplanes. In my experience maintaining sailboats is mostly optional and constant. Sailing is the practice of fixing a boat in different locations. Sail boats can be expensive but the government isn’t breathing down your neck with the maintenance like in aviation. Do as much or little as you like and sail all the while. But ya, 50 is a big boat. Last thing I’ll say about sailing is that imo 40 is the biggest boat 1 person will ever need. Bigger than that is just to fit more people. 1 (or 2 if you’re well aquatinted) person can do anything with a 40 footer. Also like airplanes you probably expect more people will be on board then actually will. That’s a generalization of course. Happy sailing

Jesus, that thing looks like something you'd see at a Ugandan military parade.

Upper limit finally giving up?

@@Fred-rv2tu certainly seems that way. Their last rotor instructor left a few months ago and the owner is prepping the helis for sale/lease

Don't know how I missed this, Thanks very much!!

I will do my best, but I can assure you neither of those things are true 🙃

@@CompleteWalkaround Depends on the gyro. Don't just look at the terribly expensive eurotubs. Look at the lighter end too. Much better value.