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I can’t speak for the others, but I can tell you from experience that a 720s will blow the doors off a Huracan, all day long and twice on Sundays.

Damn man, that changes things quite a bit for me. So you'd go Singapore -> Maldives next time around?

That thing is sick.

1016 already has a tune, downpipes, and exhaust for the Urus (and tons of carbon fiber add-ons) - check out DragTimes youtube video.

Interested to hear this too. I'm looking at a 14 coupe right now too and wanted to see how it compared to the 12, which I didn't love when I drove it...

Sounds musical.

Smells fishy.

Idyllic setting and great lineup!

Do the F1 drive experience at the Autodrome...

Hey Kisco - What do you make of this? https://www.another board.com/vbforum/f202/cfi-designs-more-disappointment-209129/

You too! Man I’m surprised but happy to hear that. The online appearance of quality is sometimes a facade, so I appreciate the comments about cfi as I wonder about what’s next for my H...

Kisco - I could have sworn that you had UGR turbos on that car. What made you go with CFI? I've seen them on Instagram and they seem to put together a nice looking package, but is the reliability of UGR there? What about pricing differences? Thanks buddy...

Other than the built-in duck tail wing, it looks great. The interior upgrade of the screen will really bring the interior to present day and beyond (not that it's lacking all that much)...

Bad ass. I'm liking the Urus more and more.

Incredible. Thanks for sharing. Be safe.

My last 2 wallets have been LV. First was a pebbled grey leather - had it for 5+ years. Current one is pebbled black - only been a few months, but love the styling, functionality, and durability. Expensive, but worth it in my opinion.

Thanks again for the feedback. I went ahead and booked the trip on the as350. Seems like the charter market here is pretty small - I actually found 3 other charter companies (one was in Houston!) offering the same helicopter from Icon for more money. I know that’s how it goes with jets, so I’m not sure why I was surprised... On the cheaper end, I found a Robinson R44, but it’s smaller and looked a little scary. There was also a late model Bell available for about the same money as the Astar, but it did not have air conditioning. I’m not sure if that’s required, but I decided to go with as350 based on that, the size, and the price. I’ll get some pics outside of the hanger before we take off.

That runway is too short for a jet. They said a Kingair 100 could land there though...

Yeah after checking them out online, newer helicopters have a little more updated look for sure. Jet wasn’t a consideration bc the nearest airport is an hour away. Kind of defeats the purpose...

Normal look without the wrap.

Okay so I just spoke to the pilot/owner, who has 3500 flight hours under his belt. The helicopter is an A-star AS350 with a single turbine. Apparently it's an older helicopter, but it only has 4500 hours on the clock. The company is called Icon Helicopters, and they do aerial filming, charters, and commercial work, having just finished a job for Monster energy, who wrapped the helicopter in matte black for whatever they were doing. It looks pretty cool. Icon is about $2k less expensive than the other quotes I've gotten... Thoughts? Issues?

I got in touch with a charter company nearby and got some info. The helicopter is an A-star AS350. It was just reinspected by the FAA today, so service and maintenance are both on point. I just asked the pilot/owner of the helicopter and charter company (all one in the same) how many flight hours he has. I didn’t think to ask that, just assuming if you own and helicopter, own a charter company, and fly people around for money, that you’re certified in some way. We’ll see what he says. The drive to Ojai is about 4 hours from my house, and that’s if I time it perfectly. It’s 4.5 hours coming home. If I have the helicopter, we could stay all day on our last day and leave when we want instead of having to leave at 11am because of traffic. This is all in the interest of time savings, yes, as the charter would be just over an hour compared to four hours in the car. But also, I’ve never been on a helicopter, and thought it would be cool...

Headed to Ojai later in the month and not sure I want to drive 4 hours there and back. Has anyone used a helicopter for this sort of short range trip? I know a llttle about jets from past charters, but nothing about helicopters...at all. Any tips, recommendations, helicopter makes/models, estimated cost for 3 ppl with light luggage, etc? Anything will help. Thanks in advance.

Great color! More pics!

Awesome reading this detailed thread, Chad. Really enjoyed it and impressed at the level of detail on the fixes. I hope you finish the thread off with a few awesome pics once the work is complete!