Specifications
AI Description
- Model: R44 Raven II
- Condition: Used
- Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
- Airframe total time: 1,160 hours
- Overhaul completed: 2016
- Avionics:
- Free-Flight Radar Altimeter
- Flight Data Recorder
- Artificial Horizon Attitude Indicator
- Turn Coordinator
- Garmin 420 GPS/Comm #2
- King KY196A Comm #1
- Garmin GTX327 Transponder
- Garmin GDL-82 ADS-B Out
- Garmin GPSmap 496 w/XM Weather & Radio
- NAT AA12 Audio Control Panel & Intercom
- Vertical Card Compass
- Additional Equipment:
- Best Tugs B5 & set of EZ Wheels
- Air Conditioner
- Bose Headset Interfaces at Front Seats
- 2 Bose A20 & 2 Bose X Headsets
- Tinted Windows on all 4 doors
- Fire Extinguisher in Forward Bracket
- Pointer 3000 ELT
- Digital Clock
- Exterior: Factory repainted in 2016, white base with dark blue Astro paint scheme
- Interior: New factory interior in 2016, custom gray leather seats (2025)
- Inspection Status: Extensive upgrades and repairs in Sept 2016; main rotor blades due Nov 2026; new tail rotor blades due Dec 2039; fresh annual/100 hr inspection due Nov 2025.
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.