Are helicopters profitable?

[CKYoon]

I have completed 3 stars all destination for the helicopters.
Enjoy the game....

 

[Navigata07]

You definitely invest more in the items for flight than you earn per flight if you do the math. And yes you click like crazy

 

[AshPort]

You definitely invest more in the items for flight than you earn per flight if you do the math. And yes you click like crazy

i now only do it when i get 30 x fuel speed ups required on daily task

the bigger chopper drove me insane, get this to get this to fly this but i applaud all others who stay with it

 

[Navigata07]

i now only do it when i get 30 x fuel speed ups required on daily task

the bigger chopper drove me insane, get this to get this to fly this but i applaud all others who stay with it

Funny enough, the building I want requires the goldfinch, and I just did the math to figure out which items I need, and how much it could potentially cost. That's the only way you can be efficient with helicopter flying. It's better to use your fleet and buildings to build all the items you need for that particular flight. If you just scramble your destinations, you could easily get confused with keeping track of items needed

 

[Robby Kusuma]

Here is some tip from me :
1. If you do Goldfinch, you will need a lot of items to fly. I really mean a lot.
2. So, I dont fly them daily. But, I make all the items as much as I can.... Keep them. Why?
3. We dont know when the new event will include Heli, so just keep the items and always make them.
4. When is the best time to fly Heli? For me is now. When the event start and heli is not included.

With these tips, you can make sure the Heli new destinations will give you stars.

Happy flying.

 

[Husam]

Here is some tip from me :
1. If you do Goldfinch, you will need a lot of items to fly. I really mean a lot.
2. So, I dont fly them daily. But, I make all the items as much as I can.... Keep them. Why?
3. We dont know when the new event will include Heli, so just keep the items and always make them.
4. When is the best time to fly Heli? For me is now. When the event start and heli is not included.

With these tips, you can make sure the Heli new destinations will give you stars.

Happy flying.

I am doing the same

 

[Bali Hi]

Helicopter flights is too much tip-tapping for me actually .
But it's a good way to complete the 40 daily flights task you get.

The new forward / backward button makes it easier to produce the stuff you need to fly.

 

[Ddave1]

Here is some tip from me :
1. If you do Goldfinch, you will need a lot of items to fly. I really mean a lot.
2. So, I dont fly them daily. But, I make all the items as much as I can.... Keep them. Why?
3. We dont know when the new event will include Heli, so just keep the items and always make them.
4. When is the best time to fly Heli? For me is now. When the event start and heli is not included.

With these tips, you can make sure the Heli new destinations will give you stars.

Happy flying.

Same here, I’ve nearly 3 stared them all just by making lots of flight items and using them when they are ready, sometimes I fly many times a day sometimes none depending on what items I have made.

Fly now and get all stars, then wait for future updates or possible events

 

[Pit1024]

Can someone clarify / confirm: I believe that two consecutive flights to one destination require different items. It seems however that the items dropping from one flight do not change, e.g. flights to Angel Falls could drop SP, NM, Altimeter or Gyroscope while flights to Iguazu Falls could drop Landing Gear, NM, Pass Seat and OscB.

 

[ArGi1981]

Can someone clarify / confirm: I believe that two consecutive flights to one destination require different items. It seems however that the items dropping from one flight do not change, e.g. flights to Angel Falls could drop SP, NM, Altimeter or Gyroscope while flights to Iguazu Falls could drop Landing Gear, NM, Pass Seat and OscB.

Yes to both.

 

[Navigata07]

Yes to both.

Wait, youre telling me that the required items change for each flight? That certainly changes things

 

[FlyingFalcon]

Wait, youre telling me that the required items change for each flight? That certainly changes things

Yes they do.

 

[Navigata07]

Yes they do.

This just shows the intent of how to fly helicopters. It's clearly not meant to be flown like the planes, unless you have a large amount of all the items

 

[Pit1024]

This just shows the intent of how to fly helicopters. It's clearly not meant to be flown like the planes, unless you have a large amount of all the items

... or you built all 6 factories and manufacture the required items before flight. Next flight requirements are always shown correctly and change after departure.

 

[Navigata07]

... or you built all 6 factories and manufacture the required items before flight. Next flight requirements are always shown correctly and change after departure.

Right that's what I said. The more buildings you have, the more efficient you can be with building items. The good thing is that the flights that require more items also take longer, so your prep time increases

 

[MarekOsw]

Hi,
How have you calculated that it makes any profit to send out a Crossbill flight? In my example (Iguazu Falls), I need 3x Parachute and 2x Bearing. To make a parachute, it costs 27+10= 37. Making Bearing costs 20+15=35. So total cost would be 37*3+35*2+16 (for heli fuel) = 197 coins. Income from flight - 149, so it's a net loss of 48 coins per flight:

There is very tiny profit on Sparrow helicopters, something in range of 5-10 coins per flight, including fuel cost.

 

[Free2Play]

Riding the helicopters might be expensive, but you get the unique buildings for completing heli collections.

 

[Navigata07]

Riding the helicopters might be expensive, but you get the unique buildings for completing heli collections.

@MarekOsw I was just about to say this. With helis, you don't fly for profit. It's all about the buildings. If you want the buildings badly enough, a net loss won't be a big deal. Stick to planes and of course launches for the net gains. However, the underestimated coin collect buildings are the easiest and most consistent ways to counter the net loss from flying helicopters.

 

[luxurycat]

Well, to take up the cudgels on behalf of G!, it is a beautiful new feature and we enough buildings which produce "profit", therefore it is quite nice (well obtaining the needed items for upgrading the buildings...). feature.

 

[luxurycat]

@MarekOsw I was just about to say this. With helis, you don't fly for profit. It's all about the buildings. If you want the buildings badly enough, a net loss won't be a big deal. Stick to planes and of course launches for the net gains. However, the underestimated coin collect buildings are the easiest and most consistent ways to counter the net loss from flying helicopters.

I was to late.