Specifications
Aircraft Details
• Well-maintained and professionally operated helicopter with a fresh engine (very low hours since overhaul)
• Outstanding cosmetic condition: elegant dark green with gold and black accents, beige leather interior
• 4-seat configuration: 1 pilot + 3 passengers
• Significant time remaining before 12-year inspection (4.5 years left)
• Last annual inspection: August 23, 2025
• All Airworthiness Directives fully complied with, including recent tail rotor, yoke NDT, and scroll rivet inspections
• Total airframe time: 2,275 hours; 856.6 hours since airframe overhaul
• Engine: Lycoming, 41.9 hours since overhaul, 1,343.4 hours remaining to next overhaul
• IFR equipped; Garmin avionics suite including GTX 327 transponder, GNC 420 VHF, United Instruments altimeter, Precision Aviation compass, Kanad 406 AF ELT
• Dual controls installed
• Clean, well-maintained cabin with modern neutral tones
• Turn-key, airworthy, ready for immediate operation
About this Model
Overview
The Robinson R44 Raven II is a single-engine, four-seat light helicopter commonly used for primary/advanced training, personal transport, utility support, and aerial observation. It emphasizes straightforward systems, a relatively low cockpit workload for its class, and broad parts/service availability in many regions. Typical missions center on short to moderate legs with payload managed around fuel, passengers, and environmental conditions (heat/high altitude).
Mission Fit
The R44 Raven II fits operations that prioritize flexible point-to-point access and time-on-task over long range or high payload. It is well suited to mixed use—training plus personal travel—where dispatch reliability depends on disciplined weight-and-balance planning and realistic hot-and-high performance margins.
Cabin
The cabin is compact but practical for four occupants, typically arranged as two front seats and a rear bench. Large windows support outward visibility for training and observation. Noise and vibration are typical of a piston helicopter, so passenger comfort improves with quality headsets and thoughtful loading. Baggage capability is modest and sensitive to fuel load and density altitude.