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This helicopter is commonly used for emergency evacuation services, sightseeing, but it's especially popular for high net-worth business executives.
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The helicopter is used to take executives from hotels to airports to business meetings and it can be nice to skip the traffic.
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You can also get your helicopter custom ordered, so for instance, this one has a nice window tint, which helps prevent the glare of the sun, but it's also nice for privacy too.
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This section can either be used as an extra seat, or you could put it... storage, you can store your stuff in here.
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But it can also be used for an ice box, so you can keep your champagne nice and cold.
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You also have your reading light up here, you've got your own fan and air conditioning system here.
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Of course, you will need to wear a headset so you can communicate with the pilot but this has soundproofing so it won't be as loud as it typically sounds.
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The Bell 429 was designed for a single pilot to be able to operate it through clouds, at night, you name it.
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This is the navigation deck, as you can see it's all electronic.
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Looks like a lot of tablets really, and just like driving a car there's a full system.
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GPS, navigation, so you can see where you are on a map, zoom in, zoom out.
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This helicopter starts at about 7.5 million USD, so if that's out of your budget not to worry.
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This one over here starts at about 1.4 million USD.
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This is an advanced light helicopter.
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It's the Bell 505, one of the fastest selling helicopters and that's probably because it's so light.
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One of the first things I noticed when I hopped in was this glass front, so pretty much everywhere you look you can see out the window.
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It's quite popular for air taxis right now.
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Bell Helicopter is now working to design an unmanned air taxi which could be on the market by mid-2020s and it's collaborating with Uber as well.
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So who knows?
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Maybe in the future, we'll be commuting in a ride just like this but without a pilot.