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Old 13th Dec 2012, 13:37
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Whirlygig

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I am not considering the R44 at this point because to me the value engineering has gone too far, horror stories about mast bumping and the life limited design.
The R44 isn't "Lifed" in the same way as the R22 ... as for mast-bumping? Just don't do it!!!

I've flown both the Jet Ranger (and I have a huge soft spot for the 206) and R44 and was pleasantly surprised by the latter. Even if money were no object, I'd still seriously consider the R44 from the point of view of being bang for your buck!

If you go for an R44, I'd be interested but my budget doesn't stretch to turbine numbers!

Don't touch an S333 with a barge-pole.

Cheers

Whirls

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