Originally Posted by
206 jock
The Bell doesn't need rebuilding every 12 years. The Robinson is cheaper to buy.
The Bell doesn't really depreciate, but costs more to maintain annually. The Robinson seems to depreciate with age following each 12 year rebuild.
When you start the Bell, you feel like a Skygod. When you start the Robinson, you feel like a tractor driver!
Thank you for this. This is actually what I heard about the R44 or the Robinson helis. 12 years use, 2,000 hours or 2,000 start cycles the operator will have to "return" the Robinson heli to factory for rebuilding or so. And will have to be repurchased at 50-60 % of the brand new price.
While the B206 B3 is no more in production but are in huge number around the globe.
Thank you for the replies so far. Quite a learning there already. Let's just take it easy on our biases although we are entitled to them by nature.