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Old 7th Apr 2022, 22:19
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bellblade2014
 
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Originally Posted by casper64
NEVER going to happen for 500K…. NEVER. (Unless you accept huge losses of course…. I mean, theoretically you can give a helicopter away for free..)
I am pretty familiar with the light end of the helo certification standards. I find it hard to understand why folks have put money down on a single engine aircraft that will be demonstrably less safe than a Robinson or Bell. There is rrally no prior demonstrated performance to justify the trust in the Hill team. Have they certified a part 27 aircraft or a part 33 engine? Or developed a certified or TSO’d cockpit suite? Or even made a flying prototype of anything?

It is hard enough to get insurance on private use single engine helicopters certified to latest standard and amendment… this will be impossible to insure and nearly impossible to certify even if they surprise everyone and get one into the air.



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