Specifications
Broker
NICO JACOBS
AI Description
- Model: R44 Raven II
- Condition: Used, excellent condition
- Equipped with Garmin 750
- Features autopilot
- Great interior
- Service Bulletins (SBs) and Airworthiness Directives (ADs) up to date as of December 2025
- Brand new main and tail rotors
- Time remaining until next maintenance (as of December 2025): 674 hours
- Engine 1 time since major overhaul (SMOH): 702 hours
- Engine Time Between Overhaul (TBO): 2200 hours
- Location: City Of Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa
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.