Specifications
AI Description
- New paint and leather interior (2024)
- Garmin 300 GPS
- Bendix King radio
- Bendix King transponder
- Davtron voltmeter and OAT gauge
- Airframe hours: 2,490 hours
- Configuration: Passenger/Corporate
- Airframe retirement or OH hours remaining: 4,400 hours (1,910 hours remaining)
- Engine retirement or OH hours remaining: 2,200 hours (1,793 hours remaining)
- 12-year airframe inspection completed (12 years, 11 years remaining)
- Avionics include artificial horizon, direction indicator, altimeter, vertical speed indicator
- 7-hole panel for avionics setup
About this Model
Overview
The Robinson R44 Raven I is a light, four-seat, single-piston helicopter commonly used for primary/advanced training, local aerial work, and personal flying. It emphasizes straightforward systems, low cockpit workload for basic missions, and broad support infrastructure. Capability is best matched to short-to-medium legs with modest payload, where rapid point-to-point access matters more than high cruise speed or all-weather dispatch.
Mission Fit
The R44 Raven I fits missions where simplicity, availability of instructors/parts, and the ability to operate from small pads or confined areas are priorities. Typical use cases include regional day trips, training syllabi, and low-altitude aerial work. Missions that regularly push density-altitude limits, require significant baggage/gear, or demand IFR capability are better served by turbine or IFR-certified platforms.
Cabin
Cabin access is via four doors with a two-front/two-rear seating layout. The experience is functional and utilitarian, with limited baggage volume and a cabin environment that reflects light-helicopter realities (notably noise and vibration). Front-seat visibility is strong for training and observation; rear-seat comfort is suitable for shorter legs with adults depending on body size and installed seating.