Purchasing An R22

[rookie pilot]

I am thinking about buying an R22 for a private ship. Any information reguarding the aircraft or a place to find one would greatly appreciated? Thanks

[Some guy]

I am thinking about buying an R22 for a private ship. Any information reguarding the aircraft or a place to find one would greatly appreciated? Thanks

 

 

Why??

 

SG

[rookie pilot]

Why??

 

SG

 

I want to buy a Certified helicopter as I love flying and an R22 is all my budget allows for. If I had the money I would love to buy a BH 206.

[Skidz]

Have a look at http://aeroads.ca

[67november]

get a B47 :up:

[412driver]

if i were you i would look at buying a Schweizer 300CBi.

 

now before you all pounce...

 

you may have to lay out a little more for the 300 BUT at 2200 hours (not 2000) you will need to overhaul the engine, about a 20K job. next big components i believe is the engine at 4000hrs...20K then i think blades at 5000hrs.....

 

but by these kind of times you would have already dished out 300K-400K on factory overhauls for an R22.

 

every 2000 hours on the R22, it goes for the BIG overhaul. someone correct me if i'm out but i seem to recall 150K - 200K US! :shock:

 

shell out a little more and you have a roomier and SAFER helicopter.........

 

my boss is a schweizer dealer: www.bchelicopters.com

 

tell him you heard it here so i can bug him for an eternity about a commision not that i would ever see it

[Cole]

"befor you all pounce" HAHAHA, well, thats exactly what I was thinking.

 

The R22 is very costly if you hit 2000. On the bonus side you can find alot of them very cheap at 1995Hrs

 

Do lots of reaserch. Might be able to lease?

[Fenestron]

read this...

 

http://philip.greenspun.com/flying/robinson-r22

 

and various places can do the 2200 hour overhaul, such as National in Kleinburg....so it doesn't have to go all the way to california for a factory overhaul

[412driver]

wow! great article...i was waaayyy off!!

[Over-Talk]

Wow, that was quite an article.

Especially when you consider what a busy year the author has had.......

 

December 1, 2005: passed Commercial helicopter checkride

January 25, 2006: passed Flight Instructor-Helicopter checkride

July 26, 2006 500+ helicopter hours now