Robinson Helicopter Company is increasing the R44 overhaul interval to: 15 years / 2,500 hours (previously 12 years / 2,200 hours) This is one of the most important updates for R44 owners in years. The increase from 2,200 to 2,500... View Article
Little piece on the importance of presence when flying and in life.
Do you have slogans that you like? I love the Nike slogan “Just do it”, but that is not great advice when you are trying to make a decision about flying and weather! The following are my thoughts on VFR flying... View Article
Follow along as we do a pre-flight cockpit inspection on the Robinson R44 helicopter. This is how we prepare the helicopter before we do an exterior pre-flight inspection and before we go flying. Now that you have... View Article
Flying in the Yellow: When I was learning to fly I was taught something by my instructor that I have passed on to my many students and clients over the years. I find it helps me stay ready and hopefully... View Article
One of our missions is to always provide the best knowledge about Robinson Helicopters. We also want to give you safety, and technical advice that will help you with your flying adventures. Here are some short tips, so you can... View Article
Robinson Helicopter has had more than 21,000 pilots attend the three-and-a-half-day safety course at its California factory since the mid-1980s and thousands more at foreign-based courses sponsored by its dealers in 30 different countries to date. Robinson exports roughly 70... View Article
Technology and Cross country flying I just completed a flight in an R44 from Canada to Mexico! What a beautiful flight. I wanted to share with you some of the technology that I used to assist with my decision making... View Article
ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY 29 November 2018 To: Robinson Dealers & Service Centers In a recent newspaper article, the Robinson R44 helicopter was called out for its apparent high accident rate. Citing 2006–2016 accident statistics, the reporter blames the helicopter. NTSB... View Article
Robinson Adds Avidyne IFD Options Torrance, CA — Robinson added Avidyne’s IFD 400 series touchscreen GPS navigators to its R22, R44 and R66 avionics options. The 400 series may be operated by either touchscreen or buttons and knobs which allows... View Article
Torrance, CA (3 December 2018) — On 8 November 2018, Transport Canada approved Robinson’s R66 cargo hook installation, providing Canadian commercial lift operators with a high performance, low-cost solution giving them a leg up on the competition. The optional cargo hook carries... View Article
People ask me all the time, is flying helicopters dangerous? Since I have been asked this many times now, I thought I would write about the topic of fear and flying. Fear is something that I feel is good if... View Article
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