Superglide Posted February 2, 2008 Posted February 2, 2008 I have noticed recently reading through the various used heli publications what seems like an unusual amount of used Robinson's here for sale,specifically the R44.Compared to the 300C/300CBI used ships out there(which seem to be very few),I am curious having learned in an R-22 HP and R-22 Beta before there even was SFAR 73.Am I missing something??? Also Having spoken to Northeast Helicopters in Ct.,they don't even own an R-44,and have become a Schweizer dealer,but continue to train in the R-22.Looking for some factual answers before proceeding with my CFI training Quote
Goldy Posted February 2, 2008 Posted February 2, 2008 I have noticed recently reading through the various used heli publications what seems like an unusual amount of used Robinson's here for sale,specifically the R44.Compared to the 300C/300CBI used ships out there(which seem to be very few),I am curious having learned in an R-22 HP and R-22 Beta before there even was SFAR 73.Am I missing something??? Also Having spoken to Northeast Helicopters in Ct.,they don't even own an R-44,and have become a Schweizer dealer,but continue to train in the R-22.Looking for some factual answers before proceeding with my CFI training Not sure what question you are asking here. Are there a lot of 44's on the market? About the usual amount. But Frank builds about what, 700 a year now? So there likely will be many more coming onto the market. Just wait until the 66 comes out and all those 44 owners decide to upgrade !!! Now, having said you learned in a 22, as did I..have you ever flown a 44? If not, then yes you are definitely missing something. If youre looking to buy a 44, I would wait about 1.5 years and get a hell of a deal. Goldy Quote
rick1128 Posted February 2, 2008 Posted February 2, 2008 Robinson's production is high enough that you will see large numbers of used 44's for sale. If you start researching it some, they are not as good a deal as you would expect. The majority of those I have seen are within a couple hundred hours of being run out. If you put the asking price together with Robinson's price for the 2200 hour overhaul, you come up with a price that is insignificantly higher than the price for a similar 44 with the overhaul. For the owners, it seems it is cheaper to sell the runout and purchase a new or nearly new 44 than overhaul it. As for the 300's the overhaul costs are significantly lower and many owners will overhaul them and keep them. It seems they only sell them when they upgrade, the project/need is over or like in the case of one owner I talked with, lost his medical. Quote
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