Recent content by Yellowstone

Will insurance cover something like this?

Combination of right offering coming along and prospect of retirement I suppose.

Thank you all for the comments so far. Good feedback and perspectives. I’ve been doing my research and calling folks I know in the heli services business. There seems to be two prevailing perspectives. The small guys tend to struggle a little while those that landed more frequent or bigger...

Jim, it is an existing operation with all the relevant certifications and authorizations. I think it just needs new blood and fresh effort. With all the infrastructure there, those fixed costs already there to support one airframe, I’ve got to figure out if adding another aircraft to the fleet...

….start with a big one. Or so the saying goes I’ve heard. I’m a low hours private fixed wing pilot that has had some success in business. I’ve had an opportunity come my way to invest in a 133, 135, 137 helicopter operation focused mainly on wildfire services up the the Rocky Mountain region...