“Through his company, Mr. Bloomberg owns a $4.5 million, six-seat Agusta SPA A109S helicopter, which

When you think about politicians napa valley bus wine tours and flight, you most likely think about Air Force One, the President's main mode of flight travel. However, a lot of other politicians fly around cities and countries to make trips faster and expedite schedules. Some take it a little farther though, including New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, who moonlights as a sometimes helicopter pilot. According to the New York Times , you may start seeing the mayor flying around in an " ultraexclusive…helicopter-plane " quite soon.
The billionaire mayor is on a waiting list for a new hybrid helicopter called the AgustaWestland AW609 Tiltrotor that won't be ready until 2016. The article says that the mayor loves helicopters napa valley bus wine tours enough to wait and cough up between $5 million and $20 million to secure ownership of a Tiltrotor:
"Mr. Bloomberg, it turns out, is a fan of copters: he does not merely enjoy flying in them, he is obsessive about piloting them himself. His fellow pilots have seen how he delights in a helicopter's mechanical quirks and how quick he is to compare notes about the latest gadgets or a trusted mechanic."
What makes this copter so special, you might ask? Well, it operates at airplane speed and altitude while maneuvering like a helicopter. The mayor already owns some special copters, but none like this:
"Through his company, Mr. Bloomberg owns a $4.5 million, six-seat Agusta SPA A109S helicopter, which he keeps at the Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey with his private planes, according to records."
napa valley bus wine tours The mayor has been in a few situations where taking a charter helicopter in NYC has helped him get places on time, even in nasty weather. Considering the traffic that faces everyone in New York City, it would seem that the mayor's love of flight is paying dividends.