While Silver State Helicopters operated more than 200 helicopters at its numerous training locations, trying to track their current whereabouts is a daunting task.
Despite repeated efforts to contact the principals involved in the bankruptcy liquidation of Silver State’s assets, little information was garnered from them with regard to the disposition of the training school’s fleet. Sky Helicopters of Garland, Texas, is the court-appointed agent for the liquidation of the company’s 177 Robinson R22s and R44s. According to Connie Pyatt, Sky’s vice president, the helicopters had been moving. “Until the economy started to crater late last year, [the sales] were very swift.”
As of last month, Sky listed 38 R22s for sale on its Web site, with prices ranging from $100,796 for one with less than 1,000 hours left before its third overhaul, to $186,425 for newly overhauled machines. The nine R44s were priced between $178,909 and $353,672.
