Thread: Heli Costs

If heading to Fox & Franz I would put suggest

Mike Glynn of
Welcome to Mountain Helicopters - scenic flights over Mt Cook, Mt Tasman, Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers, New Zealand

I did an hour with him last September. Was impressed with attention to detail, safety briefing etc, weights all noted (rifle, pack and people), fuel load etc all reported by radio before take off.
If you want to get anal (but remember most Helicopter pilots by the nature of the terrain have the odd incident) google the company name

The 500ME is cheaper than the larger squirrels and will land in tighter spots.
Re Costs I have an idea the 500's were at about $18-1900 per hour and don't forget that a 15 minute flight in and pick up 3 days later is 1 hour's charge out as the pilot has to fly that 15 minutes 4 times.
The larger squirrels at $22-2500 per hour.
Zane

ps check the load limits as well. Particularly think about weight of meat, skin and heads you want to bring out.