Specifications
Broker
HELI AFRICA
+14254840387
Aircraft Details
• Excellent condition piston helicopter for sale
• Equipped with Garmin 750 avionics and autopilot
• Great interior
• Service Bulletins and Airworthiness Directives up to date as of December 2025
• Brand new main and tail rotors
• Total Time Remaining (TT) as of December 2025: 674 hours
• Robinson overhaul completed in 2025
• Engine 1 Time: 702 hours since major overhaul (SMOH)
• Engine TBO: 2200 hours
• 3 years remaining on major components until 21 April 2029
• Located in 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.