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FLY 7
As a ‘’Trainer’, surely it’s the Hughes/Schweizer 269/300 (preferably the ‘C’).
It’s the only one that was specifically designed and developed as a ‘trainer’ - most notably for the US Army as the Hughes TH-55
Seen it quoted that 30,000 US Army pilots trained on it, flying more than 3 Million hrs over three decades.
Dependable rotorhead and tail rotor, forgiving handling, robust undercarriage……..perfect prelude if progressing to the MD500 or EN480B.
Biggest issue likely to be the limited no of flying schools operating them.
Completely agree. I learnt on a Hughes/Schweizer 269/300 and then graduated to MD500 rating. I guess one issue is that there are now, sadly, so few 269/300s around, as you say...