Well, I don't fly the R44 but this got me thinking. Does this really matter for you because of the 100lbs increase in MTOW in the R44II over the R44I and therefore you should be able to carry a little more fuel and some more happy paying load?
As I said I don't fly the R44 and haven't seen the W&B for it.
I realize that 2 USG/hr adds to the cost but does it matter that much?
This reminds me of a friend of mine who a few years back was buying a Rolls Royce and since he is from an Icelandic farm and very curious he asked the Rolls dealer how much fuel it consumes. The dealer told my friend that if he had to worry about the fuel consumption he wouldn't have anything to do with having a Rolls
