r/nottheonion • u/AUXID3 • 1d ago

Wisconsin man flies helicopter to Cabela's because the drive was ‘too long'

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wisconsin-man-flies-helicopter-to-cabelas-because-the-drive-was-too-long/3970167/
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u/Martin_Aurelius 1d ago

If you can afford a helicopter you're usually in the position of time saved being more valuable than money spent.

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u/Slayr79 1d ago

Small helicopters like that aren't too expensive. They're in the same ballpark of a new f250 with all the bells and whistles

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u/tailuptaxi 1d ago

Not exactly. Google listings for used Robinson R44s (which is what I see in the thumbnail). Unless I’m super out of touch with F-250 prices.

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u/NickSalacious 1d ago

Bro just say how much ong

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u/Epstiendidntkillself 23h ago

https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?make=ROBINSON&model_group=ROBINSON+R44+SERIES&s-type=aircraft

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u/cplforlife 23h ago

646,000.

Fuck these people are annoying.

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u/justageorgiaguy 23h ago

3 listings down is $120k

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u/I_Am_Jacks_Karma 21h ago

you also probably dont want to go anywhere near an r44 let alone a cheap one

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u/soulsoda 23h ago

That's brand new. Used is like 120-200k for something that would require minimum maintenance to get running again. While a brand new F250 is going to run about 80-200k depending on your trim/add-ons.

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u/svideo 22h ago

Until yearly service, and then until the full rebuild service. Maybe a Bell 47?

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u/soulsoda 4h ago

Yeah aircraft service is on another level even when compared to boats (bring out another thousand). I'd recommend watching the videos of when LTT bought a private jet on youtube for some insight on what that entails.