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Old May 1, 2011, 9:06 pm
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Originally Posted by moondog
Ah, I was imagining shimon (by himself) in one of those slick Sikorsky helicopters that are featured in movies like Wall Street... tinted windows, of course After posting, I checked charter rates for those birds out of curiosity; you're looking at around $2500 per hour, plus you presumably need to pay for the helicopter to return to HK. Meanwhile, if you're cool with a tiny Robinson helicopter, it's only $700 per hour and you can bring two more passengers.
Do you get miles for the $2500?
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