This was succesfully done with a 22 that was rolled at Blackpool and written off.
The owner bought it back from the insurer very cheaply. New blades, head, gearbox, talboom, tailrotor, screen, fairing. Engine rebuild. Repairs to cab and firewall. Robinson were very helpful as were the CAA. It was not zero timed. The machine has been back in the air for a couple of years now and has done a few hundred hours. The repair was considered economic by the owner and the machine has recently changed hands. PM me if you want more details.
Its probably the machine refered to by V above. I was involved in the rebuild to a limited extent.
Oh, tailboom was repaired by Robinson, not replaced.
Last edited by Gaseous; 2nd Sep 2006 at 08:29.