The Official Helicopter Blue Book® is published by HeliValue$, Inc.   The first publication was in 1979.  The helicopter Blue Book combines 40 years of resale data and internal component pricing information.  The helicopter Blue Book is a unique book, it is not like the Kelly blue book, green book, red book or black book.  The Official Helicopter Blue Book® is not simply a database of resale transactions, it is a product that provides our customers with various tools to make informed decisions.   Information on helicopter specifications, current and historical resale values, current and historical manufacturer pricing, component overhaul and retirement intervales, and hourly maintenance costs are available for most of the over 200 models covered in the Blue Book.  Our interactive Blue Book includes the model comparison tool that allows side by side comparison of data for up to three helicopter models.

HeliValue$ is the only full-time helicopter  and helicopter inventory appraisal firm and perform over 2,500 helicopter appraisals annually.  We have accredited ASA appraisers that follow the USPAP guidelines.

Welcome to Perspectives: A Helicopter Resale History® compiling over thirty years’ worth of The Official Helicopter Blue Book® pricing data.  The Official Helicopter Blue Book® historical pricing is from 1979 to present. Each data point combines all helicopter model years to show the helicopter models’ mean resale prices for the first calendar quarter of each year. No adjustments have been made to the values for inflation:  All values are given in US dollars.

The value charts are the heart of blue book Persepctives page.  The graphs show the resale value ranges for the California Helicopter Airways, Inc. S-58 as of the first calendar quarter of each year from 1979 to the present, as applicable. To keep the charts readable, each point represents the mean for the first calendar quarter of each year, regardless of the helicopter’s year of manufacture. Compared to the components’ service-life used, the age of the aircraft has little impact on its value. The values given do not include variables such as shipping or storage costs, maintenance or insurance, taxes or duties. No adjustments have been made for inflation: 1979 values are given in 1979 dollars, 1989 values in 1989 dollars, and so on through the present. All values are given in US dollars and are net retail prices.

The 3 lines represent the Low Time value, Mid Time value and High Time value as indicated in the key. A Low Time helicopter has roughly less than 20% time used, Mid Time is 50% and High Time is 20% or less remaining time on the California Helicopter Airways, Inc. S-58 major components.

Price spreads shown are based on the realities of then-current market scenarios. There are two major facts which become apparent: First, the helicopters have very extended economic and mechanical useful lives, and second, even in depressed economic times helicopters can resell for strong prices.

"Wholesale” values are not applicable to the helicopter market for two reasons: First, most new helicopters are sold by the manufacturers through their own sales representatives. As a result, there are few independent distributors to affect price variations. Second is the fact that, unlike used cars or used fixed-wing aircraft, there are few occasions where any quantity of helicopters have been bought, stored, and resold on a purely speculative basis. Since there are no dealer-to-dealer “wholesale” trades regularly made which fix reduced amounts to the resale prices, and no “dealer” network, a pricing structure does not exist for traceable “wholesale” values.

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The specification pages in The Official Helicopter Blue Book® detail the performance and physical specifications in English and Metric forms of measurement and contain over 100 "facts" about each helicopter.  You will find a specification page for the California Helicopter Airways, Inc. S-58.

Each set of specifications are given for the most recent variant of the California Helicopter Airways, Inc. S-58.

This data has been developed from a variety of sources.  While we believe this information to be as accurate and correct as possible, we cannot assume responsibility or liability for any business transaction based on the use of this specification data. Any technical data presented is subject to change and it is not intended to substitute for any regulatory agency’s or helicopter manufacturer's appropriately authorized flight or maintenance manuals.

The information is divided into major categories; helicopter Engine, Power Rating, Transmission, Performance, Rotor, External Dimensions, Internal Dimensions, Accommodations, Weights, Fuel Capacity, Average Fuel Consumption, Range, Type Certificate Date Sheets, Milestones and Summary.   Every effort is made to provide "apples to apples" comparability; when this is not possible, boldface footnotes are inserted to indicate otherwise or to add to the basic data presented. The definitions for each category are presented in the section marked "Specification Definitions," which immediately follows this section.

The English system was used to develop all numbers for U.S.-built helicopters and then converted to appropriate metric equivalents. Metric measurements were the first choice for European helicopters, and these were converted to the English system.

Our Blue Book index provides available data for the California Helicopter Airways, Inc. S-58.  Click this link to the helicopter blue book index, https://www.helivalues.com/bb/index

Purchase a bluebook subscription to view the California Helicopter Airways, Inc. S-58 by clicking on this link, https://www.helivalues.com/subscriptions

Before purchasing, you can view helicopter sample pages of The Official Helicopter Blue Book® by clicking on this link, https://www.helivalues.com/bb/sample

If you need an accurate current fair market value, orderly liquidation value or net orderly liquidation value signed by an ASA certified appraiser, request a desktop appraisal today,  https://www.helivalues.com/appraisal-requests