Originally Posted by
DavidSmithHeli
Beautiful video, but FWIW there are many inaccurate things said in there about our helicopter. The R22 is lower cost to operate and purchase vs the G2 without any question. Maybe they wanted the 3 blades or fenestron, but they should not misrepresent things.
we have held prices for the aircraft and spare part cost increases to basically zero over 3 years. We also extended the life limit of our main rotor blades to 15 years. So to say operating costs have increased since the pandemic is just nonsense.
We have also added impact resistant windows, electronic ignition, new stabilizer and cockpit cameras to the aircraft and held our aircraft price flat for several years.
if anyone thinks the G2 is lower cost or more capable than the R22 in any commercial-relevant metric. DM me please…
David
It is all well and good saying your product is better and cheaper ( why wouldnt you ) but like all manufacturers you ll talk a load of bolls--cks when it comes to running helicopters. Over 35 year I have owned and operated everything from Hu 269B through to AS 350 B3 and I can assure you that not one manufacturer including yourselves has come anywhere near what they say they cost to run ! If the guy in the video says they are cheaper to run in his operation I would tend to believe the man who writes the cheques not the manufacturer. As to more capable I would choose a fully articulated rotor head every time over a teetering one, let a lone the Robinson teetering head design. You are welcome to shoot me down but I am happy to challenge you with an average UK instructor to do EOL to the ground in zero wind with your R 22 compared to a S300 that my school uses. Dont get me wrong the R22 auto's but there is little margin for error.