My first cross country helicopter trip is coming up next week. I cant begin to tell you how excited I am about this. I really owe it to my buddy, Travis. He is the one who fueled my fire toward becoming a helicopter pilot. He's a great friend and an awesome pilot/instructor with over 3,000 hours on his logbooks.
We are ferrying a helicopter from KCNO (Chino, Ca) to Houston, Texas. The ride is an R44 Raven II. Though the helicopter is equipped for IFR, we are hoping for clear weather and a good for the flight out to TX.
The average operation cost for an R44 is roughly $500 per hour, so for the 12 hour flight from here to Houston would be a pretty penny. Travis is doing me a great (huge) favor by letting me take this trip with him and log some of the time. Any time I can get in a helicopter is great, any time I can get for free.... is well, a blessing.
This is a pretty decent start to a new career.
