Helicopter pilot Kelly Owlijoot has his eyes set on attracting customers and maybe landing his first Arctic char with a new business venture he's launching in Arviat this week.

The venture will see customers be able to rent Owlijoot and a Jet Ranger helicopter for $2,100 an hour.

Owlijoot said much of the established rate rotates around the cost of his fuel.

He said, hopefully, he'll see people getting together for a trip to split on the cost.

SA国际影视传媒淲ith it being $2,100 in Arviat, we can bring three people, for example, who can then divide the cost at $700 each,SA国际影视传媒� said Owlijoot.

SA国际影视传媒淭he flight will be 30 minutes going out and the same coming back to make up the hour. The people who have shown interest so far have been mostly those looking to go on a fishing trip.

SA国际影视传媒淭his is the time of year Arctic char are going downstream. It's also kind of hard for people to reach the good fishing places due to a lack of snow on the ice and the instability of the sea ice. It could be slushy or broken up and dangerous.

SA国际影视传媒淪o, with the helicopter, we can avoid all that stuff and just head straight to the fishing areas that people are looking forward to checking out. I'll have to hang out with them for the day because it would cost too much to go there, come back and then go get them later in the day.SA国际影视传媒�

Owlijoot said he doesn't mind spending the day with those going out to fish.

SA国际影视传媒淚'd rather stay out there all day rather than just flying around picking up people or cargo. I like nature, so I'll probably fish too.

SA国际影视传媒淚've actually never been Arctic char fishing, myself, this time of the year, so I thought this would be a good opportunity for customers to pay for a trip that I could enjoy too.

SA国际影视传媒淎fter I thought it over, I told my boss about it and he's been pretty supportive. So, the company's going to make money, and I'll have some good times out there, hopefully, doing a little fishing and spending time with the people who go.SA国际影视传媒�

How many people Owlijoot can take on each trip depends on the total weight of everything loaded on the chopper, including the weight of the people themselves.

Owlijoot said he could actually take four people, but they wouldn't be able to bring fishing gear, extra clothes, food or other things of that nature. That's why he thinks three people per trip is the perfect number.

And, he adds, everybody on board, no matter where they end up sitting, will have a great view of everything they're flying over.

SA国际影视传媒淨uite a few people have shown interest and are messaging me. I'll be making my first trip this week, weather permitting. It's only the first week that I've had the news out and people are booking already.

SA国际影视传媒淎s far as price goes, it's always $2,100 from Arviat. It doesn't matter, really, where we go, as long as it's no more than one hour flying time, in total, out there and back.

SA国际影视传媒淚 think it's a good idea and will really take off, but, like anything else, only time will tell.SA国际影视传媒�