Oh boy, that's a little steep.Still on the market. And under $1 million! Last CH-46E released by the Corps.
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I wonder if my former DH at 6th Fleet (Phrog turned 60S driver) would want to go halfsies now that he has that big airline job. 🤔
Oh boy, that's a little steep.Still on the market. And under $1 million! Last CH-46E released by the Corps.
Step 1 - Buy a PhrogI’d put it under an Experimental Exhibition and display it as a warbird at air shows. Say….is this a get rich quick scheme?
A true MBA!Step 1 - Buy a Phrog
Step 2 - PROFITS!
Assuming volunteer labor to fly and maintain - I bet your bare bones costs are ~ $2500/hrA true MBA!
I’ll fly it, Chuck can be my FRS instructor. All we need now is some competent ground crew and about a $1.5 million in start up cash.Assuming volunteer labor to fly and maintain - I bet your bare bones costs are ~ $2500/hr
Na, just some under ware Gnome economics, But I left out the real step 2.A true MBA!
Last time I heard it discussed I believe our chapter of the AAHF was flying our single engine AH-1G for about $1200 an hour. All labor, maintenance through flight crew is volunteer. Expenses are essentially insurance parts, gas, and oil.Assuming volunteer labor to fly and maintain - I bet your bare bones costs are ~ $2500/hr
Sounds like a Prestige Worldwide business venture.A true MBA!
Old cantankerous men flying even older cantankerous helicopters? What could possibly go wrong?
Many were broken down and used by NADEP (formerly NARF) Pensacola to support the AF H-53 fleet.
WRONG ORDERDown in San Antonio Riverwalk TDY this week with a bunch of my active duty and reserve colleagues and came across A gold wing brother in one of my conference sessions. View attachment 41004
I think the order is whomever signs your pay check 😁WRONG ORDER
Pave Lows were the only version and were more a D - 2 engines.?
How did that work? The Pave Low went away in 2008 but the Marine Ds went away in 2012. Or did the AF have another model?