Specifications
AI Description
- Model: R44 Raven I
- Condition: Used
- Flight Rules: VFR
- Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Freshly overhauled with new paint and RAM leather seats
- All airframe and landing gear assemblies freshly powder coated
- Max Takeoff Weight: 2,400 lb
- Auxiliary Fuel Tank: Yes
- Crash-Resistant Fuel System: Yes
- Complete Logs: Yes
- Robinson Overhaul: Yes, completed in 2026
- Main Rotor Blade Time Remaining: 2200 hours
- Main Rotor Hub Time Remaining: 2200 hours
- Main Rotor Gearbox Time Remaining: 2200 hours
- Tail Rotor Blade Time Remaining: 2200 hours
- Tail Rotor Gearbox Time Remaining: 2200 hours
- Engine Make/Model: Lycoming O-540-F1B5
- Engine Displacement: 540 cu in
- Engine Time: 0 SMOH
- Engine TBO: 2200 hours
- ADS-B Equipped: Yes
- WAAS: Yes
- Avionics: Garmin GNC420WAAS, King KY196A Comm #2, Garmin GTX330ES with ADSB, Garmin GMA350 audio panel
- Dual Controls: Yes
- Heater: Yes
- New paint completed in 2025
- New interior completed in 2020 with bubble windows and new seats
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.