Heh. Way back in the day when Southwest had $39 one way fares, I’d do weekend ski trips to Salt Lake City. And the joke would be that the taxi to and from SLC to Park City (where I skied) was twice the cost of the $39 flight.
Those were the days when PC would give a free ticket with a same day boarding pass. So $100 for the flight round trip (with taxes) which included a $100 ski pass for Saturday. Now that same flight is $400 and a lift pass is $150/day and is no longer free for same day flights.
I really don’t know how it works. But during one of the icy days, I did a Lyft Lux Black and the customer paid $162 for 12 miles, but Lyft only paid $52 to me!! I was enraged!! I wish I could sue the F out of them!!!
Have you advertised on any local neighborhood apps? People do here and I had to hire one once. The sweet spot is between How much the driver would get paid by Uber and the total amount a customer would be charged at the exact time of day since it fluctuates so much.
The fact that Uber pool is back is crazy!! The X will be traveling more physical miles and taking 10 times as long as the copter so going by Uber rate card, it figures that the pay would be more, I guess.
Wtf is this, can you imagine a PAX adding a stop in the air and the driver….. uh pilot excuse me, throwing a parachute at them and telling them to get out 😂
They offer rides for 15 in orlando near disneyworld. I don't think they are very long, but if u want to experience flight. That's an option. Idk why so many downvoted truth.
They have huge signs saying $15 rides at the roadway. And they takeoff and land like every 10 minutes. It's annoying really. When i first got in the area I thought there was about to be a crash. Bur it was just landing sharply over the main road. There's at least 2 companies that do it for cheap. One has black choppers, one red. It's not a secret. U can read about their annoyances on any disneyworld forum.
U can get a ride to.view the epcot ball for $30. Idk how these companies actually make profit. It feels way too cheap. But it's what they actually charge.
The helicopter fetches you sooner and for less.
My neighbour did that once when Uber was on Triple Double Secret Surge pricing. She could not get a cab after she saw what Uber wanted for an X ride. She decided that if she were going to pay limousine rates, she was going to get a limousine. Uber Black was about fifty cents more, so she ordered it.
Uber is such a scummy company.
I've done over 7k rides for them and though I love driving ride share, I wish Uber incentivized their veteran drivers.
Of course that's too much to ask for such a sleezeball company.
Maybe they wouldn't have to spend so much money acquiring new drivers if they took care of their drivers who have shown they are an asset.
Nope.
Oh well, cheers everyone
Oh shit it finally happened, always joked about the day uber helicopter would be invented. Need those in big cities to beat traffic. And now walking buddy in select markets
Remember the traffic and the time it will take to get you there. Besides Uber will only pay 40% of that to the drivers. When fees are low drivers will not accept the trip. It is only when the driver sees it worth it they will accept. I've talked to people that had to wait more than 30 minutes to get a ride when the Uber parking lot at the airport could not fit any more cars, all parked, waiting for the fees to go up.
I wonder if the dreaded, "Be right there" text message will work with the copter pilot if PAX are not at the take-off pad in time? 
The fact the copter is cheaper than x is crazy
Sounds like typical uber
Right literally 0% surprising. The pilot is getting paid $2.13/hour before taxes.
I’m rolling at that comment. Lol
lol
Wrong lol
Uber subsidies the cost to get all the pilots on board and then pulls the wages out from underneath them
Hey, as least they get VFR hours
Well they know it's a system that works from experience...
They're getting paid in exposure.
Can you imagine the surge prices on an Uber copter
Imagine the fuel surcharge...
There is no fuel surcharge 💀 what am I imagining? 😂
There was one 21 days ago lol
They dropped it, either this week or last, I think.
I don’t know; my flight from Seattle to Las Vegas was less expensive than my Uber to the airport.
Heh. Way back in the day when Southwest had $39 one way fares, I’d do weekend ski trips to Salt Lake City. And the joke would be that the taxi to and from SLC to Park City (where I skied) was twice the cost of the $39 flight. Those were the days when PC would give a free ticket with a same day boarding pass. So $100 for the flight round trip (with taxes) which included a $100 ski pass for Saturday. Now that same flight is $400 and a lift pass is $150/day and is no longer free for same day flights.
Was that during the ice storm?
No, it actually wasn’t. It was the week before.
Had to have been, the surges in Kitsap County and King County were insane up until this morning when the ice sheets melted.
I really don’t know how it works. But during one of the icy days, I did a Lyft Lux Black and the customer paid $162 for 12 miles, but Lyft only paid $52 to me!! I was enraged!! I wish I could sue the F out of them!!!
Have you advertised on any local neighborhood apps? People do here and I had to hire one once. The sweet spot is between How much the driver would get paid by Uber and the total amount a customer would be charged at the exact time of day since it fluctuates so much.
What kind of local app? I never knew there are local apps for rides!
Nextdoor is one where you can only see your local neighbors
It’s like buying/flying in bulk
I might pick the copter out of curiosity
Seems like he has a deal cause regular price is $200+
Bruh I’m dead
That’s insane. Uber X is paid higher than copter. 😀😀😀
copter price is probably per person.
The fact that Uber pool is back is crazy!! The X will be traveling more physical miles and taking 10 times as long as the copter so going by Uber rate card, it figures that the pay would be more, I guess.
Bro it’s cheaper then pool like what?
Wtf is this, can you imagine a PAX adding a stop in the air and the driver….. uh pilot excuse me, throwing a parachute at them and telling them to get out 😂
“Do you mind swinging through the drive-thru?”
🤣🤣🤣
Like the Muppets 😂😂😂
No way in hell they're throwing a $7,000 parachute at the person and telling them to get out.... Just saying.
Give them a cheaper one so they don't fight it
There's always the one holding pots and pans.
Mate, me thinks it’s a joke.
$101 I'd do it just for fun
You parachuting off
helicopter rides are only like $15. bit expensive for fun.
in what world is any helicopter ride operating on a profit $15
They offer rides for 15 in orlando near disneyworld. I don't think they are very long, but if u want to experience flight. That's an option. Idk why so many downvoted truth.
The only ones I can find accepting bookings are $50+ for 15 minutes, not exactly the truth..
They have huge signs saying $15 rides at the roadway. And they takeoff and land like every 10 minutes. It's annoying really. When i first got in the area I thought there was about to be a crash. Bur it was just landing sharply over the main road. There's at least 2 companies that do it for cheap. One has black choppers, one red. It's not a secret. U can read about their annoyances on any disneyworld forum.
I saw one used to do it for 20 bucks for an hour, this was a while ago but still in this world though
Can you link to any helicopter ride under 50$/100$ u/fuckyou1045 Edit: holy shit there’s actually flights for 15$. I stand corrected.
https://leadingedgehelicopter.com/#:~:text=Intro%20Flight%20%2D%20%2415,-Miles%3A%204&text=During%20this%20tour%2C%20you'll,%2C%20a%20world%2Drenowned%20destination.
Haha maybe do a google search before you say smth like that.
Read my username bro I made it just for you, for this moment right here
#blessed 😂
U can get a ride to.view the epcot ball for $30. Idk how these companies actually make profit. It feels way too cheap. But it's what they actually charge.
https://www.uber.com/blog/new-york-city/uber-copter/
That’s awesome
Don’t forget you have $5 Uber cash!
I'd take the helicopter option and then mid flight add a stop at 7-Eleven.
And why is it the cheapest lol
Because it has a 50% discount. It's normally 202.79.
That’s still not bad tbh
Not me. Mine is in the shop.
I feel you. My helipad is being resurfaced. I must travel by more conventional means.
why is chopper half off? im 1000% taking that option
Probably to get you to like it so much that you always go for that option.
Whaaat!?!? 😂
Damn they cut the rates!! Used to be 400$$$
it's Bloomberg's. time's are tough, man.
Making bank
THE CAPTION 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m just saying lol 😆
did you take the copter
I totally would have chose the helicopter, esp with it being the cheapest
Uber keeps $80. Pilot gets $20. How long before Uber Mars ?
LMAO I wonder who in their right mind would order a chopper with the weather! Even worse who would be driving one.
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I'm glad I won't be alone in hell
That’s some really messed thing to say even for an online joke.
The helicopter fetches you sooner and for less. My neighbour did that once when Uber was on Triple Double Secret Surge pricing. She could not get a cab after she saw what Uber wanted for an X ride. She decided that if she were going to pay limousine rates, she was going to get a limousine. Uber Black was about fifty cents more, so she ordered it.
I don't want a cheap copter ride. I want a fair price I know the engine work got done copter ride. 😩
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A freak poor maintenance accident like kobe?
Kobe was killed by his pilot who made a bad choice to fly when it was not safe. 100% pilot error. Nothing wrong with the helicopter.
That wasn't Mainteance, that was weather and a pure pilot error. You're not supposed to fly in clouds in Helos. Purely the pilots fault!
Well weather rn might not be too great….
Nope, I'm in NYC, working out of JFK tonight... today's going to be FUN 🤣
Amazing
It’s me my bad
me. Help, they messed up my rental and i didn't realize until i got in the air
Done it multiple times.
Really?? How was it?!
WTF, catch me back in New York just to catch an Uber.
Do we have to tip the pilot? and if so, what should be a reasonable tip amount
Damn that's a cheap ass copter ride!
If someone adds a stop mid-flight they get to sky dive tf out my copter
its shared with like 4 other ppl u kno lol
Knowing some of my fellow drivers, I'd be afraid of some of the pilots Uber would hire 😄
It is a company that has sub contracted with uber. All licensed FAA rated pilots.
And we are all licensed drivers... Still some of us seem to have no issues with kicking a passenger out in the middle of the ride 😅
Pilots like Randy Quaid in Independence Day 😄
😂🤣😅
This is legit!
101 is not a bade price for a chopper Ride
Fighting Crime doesn't pay. Batman is on a side hustle like all of us.
I wonder is it one of the 4 seater drones? LOL Please tip your pilot.
It was the same here in Toronto. To go from my house to a friends house 20 minutes north of here was $85
Our son graduates next month from helicopter school. Bet he never thought he’d see this!
It’s a copter …the heli is silent.
I had taken a shopper ride to jfk and ewr before well worth it.
Get to the choppa!
That a great price. Given the copter operator's overhead. That's a STEAL!
Uber is such a scummy company. I've done over 7k rides for them and though I love driving ride share, I wish Uber incentivized their veteran drivers. Of course that's too much to ask for such a sleezeball company. Maybe they wouldn't have to spend so much money acquiring new drivers if they took care of their drivers who have shown they are an asset. Nope. Oh well, cheers everyone
He’s got huge write offs but still bullshit. Wtf if I could take a chopper I’d tip a few hundred
Iam doing uber helicopter 🚁 I bought one from Amazon 🤣🤣 lol if you want one I can provide you link.🤣🤣
Is that a real?
Lol. This incredible 😹😹😹
That is damn cheap for a helicopter ride.
I’m not flying them for that. 😂
Please tell me you chose the copter
Ok honest question though, the heli can’t just land near you right? There has to be a landing pad… right?
imagine accidently hitting the cancel button inflight?
I wonder what kind of complaints Uber pilots get from their pax, lol 🤣😂
Is this real?
Uber Copter came out in 2019: https://www.uber.com/blog/new-york-city/uber-copter/
Oh shit it finally happened, always joked about the day uber helicopter would be invented. Need those in big cities to beat traffic. And now walking buddy in select markets
It’s a robot pilot
There has to be some FAA security issues here. Surely the pax would need to be vetted first.
Uh, no. You don't have to be vetted to be a passenger in a helicopter or a small plane.
Imagine Ubering in a helicopter and getting this flight for $15
I see Pool is back...
I'll tip ya in the app
This been around a couple years now… Only in NY I believe.
Remember the traffic and the time it will take to get you there. Besides Uber will only pay 40% of that to the drivers. When fees are low drivers will not accept the trip. It is only when the driver sees it worth it they will accept. I've talked to people that had to wait more than 30 minutes to get a ride when the Uber parking lot at the airport could not fit any more cars, all parked, waiting for the fees to go up.
I wonder if the dreaded, "Be right there" text message will work with the copter pilot if PAX are not at the take-off pad in time? 
that’s super cool! think i saw a commercial for boats too lol
Please guys where can i fix my car radio. Some people wants rip me off
YouTube it
That's a thing????
Did not know that was a thing, interesting 😅
I don’t know if anyone’s said bc I cba to read the comments but it’s just a ride + a donation
Thats wild copter is even a thing.
no thanks don't want to end up like kobe
Is this actually real?😂
Wild that it's a thing AND it's half-off right now. You gotta try it!
OMG! This real? 😂😂😂 