68 THE AVIATION HISTORIAN Issue No 22
Few commercial helicopter companies have made a success of earning a profit from the
short-sector operations for which rotary-wing aircraft are so eminently suitable. One that
lasted longer than most was San Francisco & Oakland Helicopter Airlines, which operated
helicopter (and briefly hovercraft) services for more than 15 years, as ERIC BRYAN relates
A LOT LESS BOTHER BY HOVER!