One Type with 33 pages of accidents!

[RTRHD]

It had to do with certain flight control inputs causing dangerous rotor loading that could sever the tail boom....yikes.

That is with any semi-rigid rotor system. I did all the SFAR training on a R22. (a friend of mine had one and I only have just less than 100hrs in one) I can say if you did all your initial training in one and lived you would be able to fly anything. Its really not that bad as a training ship. But you really have to pay attention in ground school and watch Frank's video its mandatory and it gets your attention. (I see dead people)

And this is still the wrong forum.....

 

[OPECJet]

I've never seen a bird whose wings spun around his head. Therein lies the problem.....

 

[Be 23]

I once heard the safety rep from Robinson say, "We have the worst safety record because we have the worst pilots." It makes sense when you consider they've (nearly) cornered the market on training. On the other hand, what kind of POS needs its own SFAR? I got my 50 hrs in the TH-55 and wouldn't hesitate to fly a 269/300 again, but not a Robbie.

And really folks, this is the wrong forum.

 

[propsarebest]

Did you know that the R22 has the most AD's against it? Compared to all other GA airplanes, that is.

Frank Robinson didn't design it to be a trainer, he designed a CHEAP personal helicopter that flight schools began buying by the truckload, because thay are cheap.

A 300 or a Bell 47 is a MUCH better training helicopter.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

Turbine or piston, too many moving parts for me. I prefer not to fly something so ugly the earth repels it.....

I thought it beat the air into submission.


Oh, if nobody said so, this is the wrong forum.

CE