Originally Posted by
CGameProgrammerr
This is not accurate. It's 12 years or 2200 hours, whichever comes first, and I believe it's specifically 2200 collective hours for aircraft equipped to show it, which is even better. The overhaul does not have to be done at the factory and you do not "repurchase" your aircraft. Most of the cost is for supplies/parts, with the rest covering roughly 240 hours (factory estimate) of labor. The cost has nothing to do with the purchase price of the helicopter.
100% accurate
I've witnessed many of these overhauls at the local school which is also a Robinson approved MX facility. Some of the school R22's are flying on their third or fourth overhaul. I.e., they are doing it right financially, not just pissing away every dollar that comes in the door so that at the end of a cycle they have to sheepishly post their run-out on controller.com for someone to buy from them.