Originally Posted by
aa777888
according to the FAA civil aircraft registry, there are almost 3.5 times as many Robinsons as Bells registered: 2846 Robinsons of all types vs. 828 Bells of all types. Given the popularity in the US of Robinson helicopters for instruction, personal and light commercial use. could it be that the Bell fleet is working 3.5 times harder than the Robinson fleet?
I'd check those numbers. A simple search on the FAA registry has 1636 R44 variants and 1675 206 Variants, the numbers for the several other models they have are also significant..
(assuming the same level of incorrectness in the database for both manufacturers)