Specifications
Broker
ROTOR SERVICES
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Aircraft Details
- Model: R44 RAVEN II
- Condition: Used
- Flight Rules: VFR
- Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
- Purpose-built for Electronic News Gathering (ENG)
- Accident-free and commercially maintained
- Hangared in a temperature-controlled environment
- Low operating costs
- Designed for a pilot, camera operator, and reporter
- Fuel Capacity: 47.55 gallons
- Auxiliary Fuel Tank: Yes
- Crash-Resistant Fuel System: Yes
- Complete Logs: Yes
- Full 2,200-hour field overhaul completed in October 2025
- Factory-remanufactured engine installed at the time of overhaul
- Main Rotor Blade Time Remaining: 2175.5 hours
- Tail Rotor Blade Time Remaining: 2175.5 hours
- Engine Make/Model: LYCOMING
- Engine Time Since Factory Remanufactured (SFRM): 24.5 hours
- Engine TBO: 2200 hours
- Avionics: ELT equipped
- Dual Controls: Yes
- Heater: Yes
- Interior Configuration: News
- Number of Seats: 3
- Inspection Status: Airworthy
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.