R 44 in the envelope
I have one R 44 Clipper II in a JAR-OPS 3 setup in Denmark sinse aug 05 Factory new delivery. Short intro: S-61 Royal Danish Air force SAR aprox. 500 hours and amongst others some 50 "life saving missions" in the North Sea, typical november, lowpressure 960 or less, night, iceing conditions, rain sleet or snow up to 100 knot windspeeds, high waves, what have you.
I was 22 (1972) and now I am too old for any of that hot ****.
Comming back to the Robinson 44 - I have done some 1500 flights over 3 years and I say "I don't like it, I love it ! "
The R-44 is one friendly thrustworthy ship to operate. As with any other pease of technology, if you operate in accordance with the design philosophy and applicable limitations, she will take you there and back with a great deal of confidence in your stomace.
If you take a Ferrari through a long high speed curve along the lee side of a wood in fall, and fly off the road due to slippery leaves on the road, don't blame the car ...
Hope this was not to direct, it is just that my R-44 and I are pals ...
Fly safely youall ...