R22..... i want it!

[Mslater]

what does the 5 years and 35 hours mean? is it till engine needs rebuild?

Probably means its due a back bearing.

[electricsceadu]

what servos does it use ?????????????????????????????
will futaba 148's be ok ??
do you fly it on curves or a gov?
and is dsm or fasst best for it??????????

[davemh]

and is dsm or fasst best for it??????????

Having flown one of those when they first came in to this country I can say without fear of contradiction they are definitely NOT Fasst so most likely DSM (Do Shake Mightely). Reaching VNE is a test of nerves!

[debrooker]

I flew in one of them on a corporate day, bloody hated the thing, feared for my life most of the time we were in the air

[Baldie]

ROBINSON R22 HELICOPTER | eBay

I should go for a ride in one first ..... They are a bit scary !

[ChrisB]

You would have to pay me 28 grand to get in the thing,horrid helis

[danch]

not sure about the 5 yrs but after 4400 hours the helicopter goes through an extensive overhaul and afterwards is considered a new helicopter(sounds very expensive) i know they have tobe checked after 12 yrs as well so that might relate to the 5 yrs

Not cheap to overhaul either : http://www.robinsonhelicopter.com/pr..._pricelist.pdf

Dan

[Randall]

Not cheap to overhaul either : http://www.robinsonhelicopter.com/pr..._pricelist.pdf

Dan

Holly Cow !!!! I thought for a moment i could get a R22 instead of buying a new car next year. so for 35 hours remaining its going to cost £800 per hour of flight OUCH !

[unwind-protect]

Holly Cow !!!! I thought for a moment i could get a R22 instead of buying a new car next year. so for 35 hours remaining its going to cost £800 per hour of flight OUCH !

The idea is that you are taking the gamble that a refurb will not cost "that much" and so you'll end up with an essentially new helicopter for less than the £170,000 or whatever that a new R22 costs.

Personally, I prefer being more than 1.1 seconds away from death for my entire flight. YMMV.

[paulsouthport]

I fancy this one:
ENSTROM 280 FX 3 PLACE HELICOPTER 1990 ONLY 800 HRS FROM NEW, VAT PAID IN EU | eBay
Although if you like the spindly look then theres always the R44
ROBINSON R44 HELICOPTER, 4 SEAT, 125KNT CRUISE, | eBay
But, if I was going to spend serious dosh on a real chopper (I can always dream) this has got to be the way to do it:
Rotorway UK - A Chopper Is Born

[p4ddy]

I wouldn't touch it. When i had my lesson in a Shwiezer the instructor said they used to use R22's until the school's owner's best mate was killed in one that malfunctioned. They got rid of them all (exept an R44) for the Schwiezer's & i've read they are one of the best beginner heli's (shwiezer not R22).

[debrooker]

This thread reminded me of a friend, whose dad used to rent these out to training schools. Then one day an auto rotation landing went wrong:-

[Randall]

At least it looks like the guy survived with only a change of underware required, not sure i like the idea of a piston powered heli have been in a turbine heli couple of times and i wad not 100% relaxed in that.


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[Rotorhead]

You want to buy an R22...... hey it's your funeral.