Riding a helicopter and riding a passenger plane are completely different experiences. Xia Yu almost didn't feel the push on his back during takeoff.
Through the porthole, they could see that the view on the ground was getting smaller and smaller, and they were soon climbing to an altitude of over 5,000 meters.
The Bell 430 could not hover at this altitude, so the pilot took Xia Yu for a circle in the airspace near the airport and performed some simple maneuvers.
"Captain, can we do a Levisman maneuver?"
Xia Yu had seen this mobile before when he was reading a non-God of War military novel. It sounded very pretentious, so he asked this question now.
"Mr. Xia, you're joking. That's a helicopter attack maneuver. We can't do it."
The pilot rejected Xia Yu's request through the headset. Even if the aircraft's performance could support such difficult maneuvers, he couldn't take his boss into danger, right?
Xia Yu was a little disappointed. He was quite looking forward to it when he got on the plane, but he didn't expect that this and that wouldn't work. He might as well just switch to an armed helicopter.
As for whether it is legal in China, Xia Yu has seen a movie called "Lord of War", in which there is a cool operation of removing the rocket nest from a helicopter and using it for rescue purposes.
Military products such as firearms are the cheapest in the world and cannot compete with the civilian market. But it is different for precision equipment such as helicopters. Military products are sometimes better. The Russians have several models that look very tough.
These are just Xia Yu’s ideas for now. He can do it when he has money in the future. After all, he is still a pseudo military geek!
If it is not allowed in China, then go abroad and buy a private island. Wouldn’t it be great?
It was a lie when Xia Yu said before that he was too poor to spend money. It was just that the project he had in mind was not something that could be supported by just having money. It required being extremely wealthy.
Just like the CEO of Oracle, he doesn't even bother riding in a helicopter, and drives a fighter jet to and from get off work. He is considered a powerful boss on Xia Yu's road to becoming a rich man.
Fortunately, Xia Yu is still young. At the age of 20, he has unlimited possibilities with the system. Unlike before, he was poor and only had youth left.
After circling in the air for more than half an hour, the plane began to land and Xia Yu glanced at the fuel gauge.
Wow, a big grid has been lost, which is more than 100 liters.
Xia Yu was shocked.
The price of aviation kerosene is not too expensive, but we have only flown for a little over half an hour!
He calculated that with a fuel tank capacity of 710 liters and a maximum range of 650 kilometers, it would consume 109 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers, making it a real gas guzzler.
No wonder so many people say they can afford to buy a car but cannot afford to drive it, and this is even more true for helicopters. You can buy a good supercar for more than 60 million yuan, but the average fuel consumption of a supercar is not that high.
"Captain, how much is a liter of gas here?"
Xia Yuhe and the pilot asked.
The price of one liter of aviation kerosene is basically around eight yuan, but the sales price at each airport is floating.
"Ten yuan. If you use a lot each month, there will be a discount."
After getting the accurate answer from the pilot, Xia Yu had an idea in his mind. A full tank of gas would cost at least 7,000 yuan, which was much more expensive than filling up with 98-grade gasoline at a gas station.
But this is just the price of oil, there are also helicopter hosting fees, maintenance, and pilot salaries.
If Xia Yu was not a full-time pilot, he would only need to pay hourly wages, and the basic salary would be paid by the general aviation company. This is probably the only good news.
Xia Yu conservatively estimated that if he flew four or five times a month, his fixed expenses would be around 50,000 yuan.
This is his own helicopter. If ordinary people come to rent it, even if it is a single-engine light helicopter, it will cost tens of thousands per hour.
As expected, this is a means of transportation that only rich people can afford. Ordinary people can only call the urban management to complain about the noise. However, even the most powerful military force on the earth cannot control what happens in the sky.
The noise outside the helicopter cabin is still very loud. Xia Yu plans to avoid residential areas as much as possible when planning the route, to be a high-quality rich man.
After getting off the plane, Xia Yu found Manager Liu to ask about learning to take a private helicopter pilot course.
He does not plan to hire a full-time pilot for the helicopter. Normally he will do it himself, and when he is too busy he will hire the company's pilot.
When Xia Yu has a private business jet in the future, he will have to hire a pilot, and both a captain and a co-pilot. As for how many flight attendants should he hire?
Although the business jet had not arrived yet, Xia Yu was already in a dilemma.
"Mr. Xia, for the sake of our customers' privacy and peace of mind, our company does not develop driver's license training business. If you need it, we can contact the best school for you."
What merchants say is always better than what they sing. If Jinrui doesn't provide training, it is likely that he doesn't have the qualifications for training. However, Xia Yu is not here to cause trouble.
"You take care of the arrangements. I want to enter the school as soon as possible."
Xia Yu's business plan is still in the early stages of preparation. Once school starts, things will get increasingly busy, and it will be too late to learn then.
"Also, please help me apply for a flight. I want to go to the sea for some fun."
When a man has a big toy, he will definitely love it.
After the first flight, Xia Yu asked the specialist to help him apply for the next day's route.
"Mr. Xia, you can just call me Xiao Zhou. I'll help you arrange it right away."
Zhou Jian said politely that even though he was several years older than Xia Yu, he was just Xiao Zhou in front of the other party.
Working in the high-end service industry, we serve top-tier wealthy people. These are the most basic things, even if the customers don't care.
After watching Xia Yu's car leave, Zhou Jian returned to the office to apply for the sea route.
The flight plan application should be submitted before 15:00 the day before the intended flight, and the flight control department will make a decision before 21:00, whether to approve or disapprove.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Xia Yu, who was sorting out fishing gear at home, received a WeChat message from Zhou Jian.
"The route has been successfully applied for. You can depart any time tomorrow."
Flight plans can be canceled or delayed. In the world of the rich, unless there is bad weather, the plane waits for people, not people wait for the plane.
"I see!"
After replying, Xia Yu packed up all the fishing gear.
He plans to go fishing at sea tomorrow. He has tried yacht fishing before, and this time he wants to try helicopter fishing.
This kind of operation is not Xia Yu's fantasy. Many rich people abroad have done this, but it is rare in China.
After all, by 2017, the private helicopter circle was not that big.
Mercedes-AMG can still gather hundreds of people in Shanghai, but there are less than a hundred people who own private helicopters, and how many of these people love fishing?
In their eyes, helicopters are just a means of transportation, but Xia Yu thinks that helicopters can be used in many ways. Not only can they be used for fishing, but they are also the most pretentious tool for picking up girls.
There are many girls who can refuse an invitation to take a ride in a BMW or Mercedes-Benz, but not many people can refuse an invitation to fly across the city sky in a private helicopter.
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