Specifications
AI Description
- Model: R44 Clipper II
- Features: PopOut Floats, Air Conditioning
- Exterior: White base with black trim
- Interior: Tan leather
- Instruments: Vertical card compass, IVSI, artificial horizon, directional gyro, turn coordinator
- Avionics: Garmin 430 GPS/COM/NAV with CDI, Garmin GTX 300ES transponder
- Wiring: Bose wiring (headsets not included)
- Additional: Aftermarket floor inserts, easy wheel ground handling wheels
- Maintenance: New 15-year MRBs installed in November 2020 at 645 hours, new TRBs to be installed at annual inspection, new float cylinder installed May 2023
- Fuel bladders installed
- ADS-B Out equipped
- Last annual/100-hour inspection due May 2024
- Will be delivered with fresh annual inspection and new TRBs
- All applicable ADs current through April 2024
- Various SBs not performed; report available upon request
- 12-year inspection not performed
About this Model
Overview
The Robinson R44 Clipper II is a light, single-engine piston helicopter in the R44 family, aimed at owner-operators, flight schools, and commercial operators needing a straightforward four-seat platform. It emphasizes practical payload-and-range capability for regional trips, aerial work support, and frequent-cycle utilization, with operating economics typically associated with piston rotorcraft rather than turbine models.
Mission Fit
The Clipper II tends to fit missions where simplicity, predictable handling, and moderate trip lengths matter more than all-weather capability or turbine-class performance. Typical use cases include day VFR travel, repeated training sorties, and visual aerial work where the aircraft’s size and operating costs are central to the mission.
Cabin
The R44 cabin is a compact four-seat layout with two front seats and a rear bench. Entry is via side doors, and the cabin is oriented toward visibility and accessibility rather than executive comfort. Cabin loading is sensitive to fuel quantity and occupant weights, so real-world comfort and baggage capacity depend heavily on the planned fuel load and density altitude conditions.