HEAD TURNER,
I'VE BEEN OPERATING THE BELL 430 FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS NOW AND THE 222 FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. THE 222 WAS A VERY RELIABLE MACHINE, THE ENGINES ARE A LITTLE SOFT AND THE WIRING ON THE ELECTRICS ISN'T THAT GOOD. LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, TREAT IT WITH CARE AND IT WILL LOOK AFTER YOU.
WITH REGARD THE 430, WE TOOK DELIVERY IN 1997 AND AS IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST WE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE IIDS AND EFIS SCREENS. THERE WERE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY BEING WEAK. THEY THANKFULLY HAVE BEEN SORTED OUT. DEPENDING ON THE INTERIOR FIT THAT YOU PICK ( SOUND PROOFING OR LIMO WINDOW) WILL PLAY A BIG PART ON WHAT YOU CAN LIFT, OUR MACHINE 6345 LBS AND WE HAVE THE BASIC INTERIOR. MAX GROSS IS 9300 LBS. THE AIRCRAFT IS CERTIFIED CAT A IN THE U.S.A. ONLY WHEN THE CAT A KIT IS INSTALLED.
HOPE THIS HAS BEEN OF SOME HELP.............
