Eurocopter Executive EC155B
HELICOPTER FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP WITH PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT
Helicities plans to operate VIP helicopter flights with the twin engine Eurocopter EC155B executive transport helicopter, one of the fastest in its category with airspeeds in excess of 140 kts (260km/h vs. 180km/h for an Astar), quasi all weather operation, air conditioning, fine leather interiors and retractable landing gear (wheels) allowing operations on all FBO business jet ramps.
Helicities aircraft can also land on any heliport, helistop and in most cases, private property within a couple blocks of your destination.
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Availability
Privileged access to aircraft • 24/7 emergency booking line • customized concierge service • quasi all weather, day, night and overwater travel.
Productivity
Save time; up to 80% over driving • most efficient for travel distances of 400km or less • compress multi-day trips into one and reduce number of overnight stays • efficiently attend multiple face-to-face meetings.
Convenience
Turnkey / hassle free ownership experience without the burdens of management • “door-to-door” travel service to congested city centers, small airports, private property, and remote locations such as lodges and cottages.
Safety
State-of-the-art twin engine Eurocopter EC155B helicopter, fully redundant computerized systems with four (4) axis autopilots • professionally trained, experienced crew • full lifecycle engine, avionics and airframe program management.
Comfort
Luxury VIP configuration • fully equipped • spacious air-conditioned cabins with leather interiors, Pioneer entertainment and Bose sound system.
Affordable
Cheaper to own than a Robinson RH44 for occasional users of 40 hours or less per year • sharing of fixed costs between users • full legal and tax benefits of ownership at a fraction of the cost.
Lifestyle
Healthier balance between business and personal commitments • opportunity to share flights with other Entrepreneurs to socialize and reduce your costs.
MANAGEMENT FEES
Helicities bills 10% in management fees on the total amounts spent and retains 20 free flight hours per year for marketing or billing purposes • Helicities holds 5% of the aircraft shares after a discount obtained from the manufacturer • delivery date negotiated for early 2014 • contingency fund financed with the first year’s profits.
DETAILS ON SHARES AVAILABLE
* The final price charged ranges from $3,203 to $3,388 per flight hour and is based on a fuel cost of up to $700/hour • the actual cost does not include depreciation and allowable tax deductions • Owners may reduce their cost per hour by agreeing to have passengers on their flights • after 7 years, the value of the aircraft is fully depreciated whereas its market value is estimated at 2,000,000 $ • supplements as described below apply to service charges.
EXTERNAL SALES
Billing of flight hours for non-owners is set at $4,500 • non-owners may reduce their cost per hour by agreeing to have passengers on their flights • profits generated from the sale of flight hours to non-owner customers are shared 50/50 between the owners and Helicities • this benefit may vary depending on the price of the blocks of hours sold and the distribution of the fixed costs • any trip out where the aircraft sits on the ground for a day is billed as a 2 hour flight for the non-owners • supplements as described below apply to service charges.
SUPPLEMENTS
Landing and parking fees are in addition to charges described above • overnight stay allowances are $500 per pilot per night away (accommodations, meals, rental car, ...), lunch charges for the pilots are set at $35 per person • any trip will be charged to at least 40 minutes of flight • any trip out where the aircraft sits on the ground for a day is billed as a 1 hour flight for the owners.
COMPARATIVE
Regardless of differences in speed, comfort, depreciation, discount and flight capacity at night and in marginal weather conditions between these two types of aircraft, when flying less than 40 hours per year with a professional pilot, it is cheaper to share an Eurocopter EC155B than to have your own RH44 • one must fly more than 40 hours per year in the RH44 to get the same hourly cost as the Eurocopter, but the initial investment is 20% higher for the RH44.