My brother is a pilot, and most of them cost like $400k if you want it in half ass condition & fast & quiet. Otherwise the typical 'news' style jet rangers from the late 70's are like $250k. Just because its from the late 70's doesn`t mean its outdated, they have virtually not changed since then.
btw - be prepared to spend $10-25k every so many hours, replacing the engine and stuff. Its not that expensive, but if you are just flying around for the hell of it, its overkill, and the blades are around $15k i`m pretty sure.
Plus the pilot... unless you want to get a license, but then i doubt you could, if you have trouble using the bank managers.
