TET,
Something does add up - Plasma Ignition - explained
here. STC it on your 22 and you would possible get similar savings. At least it would be one less mag you have to keep repairing or have they fixed that?
No 2000 hourly inspection, no "finite lifed items" if you read the TCDS.
It does have a luggage space that you can actually use.
More inertia in the MR, so a student might actually learn something in a touchdown auto.
I have read that it flies very much like a 120/350 as you would expect.
As a pilot/engineer for nearly 25 years, and privileged to be flying one like the top one in the leading photograph, comparing the R22 to the Cabri is like comparing a Model T to the current MINI.
Saw an R44 recently with a popout float system installed. The inflation cylinder was under the pilots seat!!! How do they get away with this??
As for the R66, my own thinking is that current certification requirements will delay this aircraft for some time.
There is plenty of room in the current market for this aircraft. Granted it might take a while to have any effect on the US market, but so far it will probably sell because of the R22 not instead of!
In certain areas the foibles of the R22 are accepted because labour is relatively cheap to just keep fixing them. This is not the case in the Euro zone.
Of course one thing you may have to consider is the mods you would have to do so them cows will hear you!
