Specifications
AI Description
- Model: BELL 206L-1 LONGRANGER
- Total hours since new: 2,750
- Equipped with C28 engine
- Cold A/C (Keith Freon)
- Emergency pop-out floats
- Range extender
- Van Horn tail rotor blades
- Fresh annual inspection completed
- New executive interior
- Suitable for VIP, utility, or personal missions
- Features include:
- Garmin GMA 340
- Garmin GNS 430
- Garmin SL-40
- Garmin GTX 327
- Garmin GI-106A
- Plush leather seats
- Ground handling wheels
- Dual controls
- Wedge windows (front and back)
- New windshields
- ELT installed
- Floor protectors included
- High skids
- Rotor brake installed
- Flight steps
- Hat rack installed
- 50 and 100 hour/annual inspections just completed
- Annual inspection valid until July 2025
- TT strap retires on 1/23/2027
- MRB: 1,783 hours remaining
- TRB: 3,143 hours remaining
- Aircraft located in Michigan
About this Model
Overview
The Bell 206L-1 LongRanger is a single-turbine, skid-gear helicopter derived from the 206 JetRanger, with a longer fuselage to increase cabin volume and seating. It is commonly selected for missions that value straightforward systems, predictable handling, and broad support infrastructure over high cruise speeds or heavy-lift performance. Buyers typically evaluate it as a practical platform for short-to-medium legs, point-to-point access, and field work where landing flexibility matters.
Mission Fit
The LongRanger tends to fit missions where a modest cruise profile is acceptable and the operational advantage is vertical access, quick turns, and the ability to work from constrained sites. It can support a range of mission kits (doors-off, cargo provisions, specialized avionics) depending on configuration, but capability is highly weight- and environment-dependent.
Cabin
Compared with shorter 206 variants, the L-1’s longer cabin supports more flexible seating and improved passenger/cargo accommodation for a light single. Noise and vibration levels are typical of legacy light helicopters, and comfort is strongly influenced by interior refurbishment, seat type, and installed soundproofing. Visibility is generally a strong point for both pilots and passengers, especially in observation-oriented configurations.