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Robinson R66 Safety Seminar Kicks Off in Auckland

Robinson R66 Safety Seminar Kicks Off in Auckland

4-Nov-2014Source: Oceania Aviation

The Robinson R66 Safety Seminar kicked off at Ardmore, New Zealand today. The seminar, which has been organised by NZCAA in partnership with Robinson Helicopters and Skysales Aviation, has been designed to explore and discuss the R66 and R44 helicopter models, their features and how best pilots can operate the aircraft to avert incident. Today’s... Read more

Private heliport opens near Oak Ridge North

Private heliport opens near Oak Ridge North

31-Oct-2014Source: Yourhoustonnews

Two helicopters descended from a cloudless sky to touch down at the newly opened private heliport just past the serene neighborhoods on Hanna Road in the Oak Ridge area Friday. See Full Story... Read more

Aeronautical Accessories to distribute Helitowcart BearPaws for Robinson and Airbus models

Aeronautical Accessories to distribute Helitowcart BearPaws for Robinson and Airbus models

23-Oct-2014Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced it is now a distributor of Helitowcart BearPaw products through its Aeronautical AccessoriesTM brand. The BearPaw product line is approved for a variety of helicopter manufacturers and models, including the Robinson R44 and R66, Airbus AS350, Airbus AS355 and Airbus EC130.  Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) have been received... Read more

Only two helicopter manufacturers at NBAA Convention

Only two helicopter manufacturers at NBAA Convention

21-Oct-2014Source: HeliHub.com

The helicopter industry is poorly represented this year at the NBAA convention, which opens today in Orlando, Florida. There is no direct representation from AgustaWestland, Airbus Helicopters, MD Helicopters or Sikorsky. Bell and Robinson are there, and both have helicopters on display. Bell has borrowed the black 429 they delivered a few months back to... Read more

Oceania Aviation Hosting Robinson Seminar in Queenstown

Oceania Aviation Hosting Robinson Seminar in Queenstown

10-Oct-2014Source: Oceania Aviation

SKYSALES an Oceania Aviation Company in association with NZCAA and Robinson Helicopters are hosting a one day product seminar to explore and discuss the R66 and R44 helicopter models. The safety briefing will be hosted by SKYSALES and will be attended by Robinson’s Chief Pilot, Mr Tim Tucker from Long Beach, California. Tim is well... Read more

Cool City Avionics Receives FAA TSO for Autopilot Family

Cool City Avionics Receives FAA TSO for Autopilot Family

10-Sep-2014Source: Cool City Avionics

Cool City Electronics, Inc., dba Cool City Avionics, a manufacturer of low cost, professional-grade automatic flight guidance and control systems and stability augmentation systems, is pleased to announce that it has received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization for its new family of helicopter autopilots. The TSO includes the HAP-100 2-axis autopilot, the HFC-100 2-axis... Read more

Robinson deliveries grind to a halt in China

Robinson deliveries grind to a halt in China

8-Sep-2014Source: HeliHub.com

China have launched a new import requirement, with helicopter manufacturers needing to provide Electrical Load Analysis (ELA) data.  We understand most manufacturers sent representatives to China for a meeting some weeks back, and most or all of the helicopter types produced by these companies continue to be approved.  Bell have confirmed to HeliHub that this... Read more

Four Russian pilots plan 30,000NM flight in two R66s

Four Russian pilots plan 30,000NM flight in two R66s

8-Sep-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Already a record holding R66 pilot himself, Michael Farikh has this morning announced on Facebook that a new ultra long distance flight will start next week from Moscow.  On Tuesday 16th September, the four Russian private pilots: Evgeny Kabanov, Igor Rudoy, Alexander Kurylev and Alexey Murashov will start their journey from Moscow to New Zealand... Read more

20-Aug-14 VH-JRX Robinson R66 Giru, Australia

20-Aug-14 VH-JRX Robinson R66 Giru, Australia

20-Aug-2014

While conducting aerial agricultural operations, the helicopter struck a wire and subsequently collided with terrain. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the pilot received minor injuries.... Read more

Rotortec prepares first Swiss R66 for Fuchs Helikopter

Rotortec prepares first Swiss R66 for Fuchs Helikopter

15-Aug-2014Source: Rotortec

More or less unnoticed yesterday the first Robinson R66 to be officially registered in Switzerland landed first at the airport St. Gallen-Altenrhein (LSZR) and afterwards in Schindellegi (LSXS), its new home base. FUCHS HELIKOPTER and ROTORTEC AG will in the next days do pioneer work to prepare the approval in Switzerland. From then on the... Read more

Fuchs Helikopter to be first Swiss R66 operator

Fuchs Helikopter to be first Swiss R66 operator

12-Aug-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Fuchs Helikopter have announced that they will be the first operator of the Robinson R66 Turbine in Switzerland.  Serial number 0338 is expected to soon take up local registration HB-ZSF – it has been bought from Nisa Air in the Czech Republic, who operated it as OK-TNT for a short time. Fuchs intend using the... Read more

R66 production slows, pushing lead time to six months

R66 production slows, pushing lead time to six months

30-Jul-2014Source: HeliHub.com

The lead time for a new Robinson R66 turbine has grown to six months from order.  Latest information indicates that the delivery dates for a current order on each of Robinson’s four production lines are as follows R22 – Early November 2014 Raven I – Late November 2014 Raven II – Mid December 2014 R66... Read more

New Zealand CAA invites Robinson for Safety Seminars

New Zealand CAA invites Robinson for Safety Seminars

4-Jul-2014Source: NZ CAA

Robinson Helicopters have accepted the CAA’s invitation to give a safety awareness briefing on the R44 and R66.  The one-day safety briefing and product update will be presented by Tim Tucker, chief flying instructor for Robinson.  There will be an opportunity on the day after for a dual flight with Tim in the R66 or... Read more

28-Jun-14 RA-1588G Robinson R66 Temnolesskaya, Russia (4F)

28-Jun-14 RA-1588G Robinson R66 Temnolesskaya, Russia (4F)

28-Jun-2014

Details not yet known, but helicopter crashed killing all four POB including pilot A.I. Goncharenko, businessman Samvel Elugyan plus his 22-year-old daughter Alina Elugyan and 13-year-old son Eugene Elugyan.  Post crash fire... Read more

Guidance Aviation support Girl Scouts Discover Aviation Camp again

Guidance Aviation support Girl Scouts Discover Aviation Camp again

23-Jun-2014Source: Guidance Aviation

Girl Scouts participating in the 2014 Discover Aviation Camp received VIP access to Guidance Aviation’s helicopter flight training facilities as well as its associated campus of Yavapai Community College. Campers enjoyed experiencing what it is like to sit in and touch the controls of Robinson R22’s, R44’s, and R66 helicopters; take a part in helicopter... Read more

StandardAero becomes first independent MRO facility for RR300 in Asia

StandardAero becomes first independent MRO facility for RR300 in Asia

13-Jun-2014Source: StandardAero

StandardAero has completed a license agreement with Rolls-Royce that designates the company’s Singapore facility as an Authorized Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center (AMROC) for RR300 helicopter engines. This authorization, signed on May 16 of this year, follows StandardAero’s Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada RR300 AMROC agreement, signed in December, 2013. StandardAero’s Singapore repair shop is a state-of-the-art... Read more

Sloane Helicopters marks 25 years at Sywell and 45 in business

Sloane Helicopters marks 25 years at Sywell and 45 in business

10-Jun-2014Source: HeliHub.com

British operator Sloane Helicopters recently marked an impressive 45 years in business, and 25 years at their Sywell headquarters.  As many countries marked the 70th anniversary on Friday of the D-Day landings on 6th June 1944, Sloane also remembered the launch event of their current facility at Sywell on 6th June 1989 and the company starting... Read more

Precision Aviation Services exceeds sales quota in first year as Robinson dealer

Precision Aviation Services exceeds sales quota in first year as Robinson dealer

6-Jun-2014Source: Precision Aviation Services

Nearing its first anniversary as a Robinson Helicopter Dealer and Service Center, Precision Aviation Services (PAS), a Precision Aviation Group Company (PAG), has already sold 11 helicopters, surpassing the first-year requirement to sell eight. The majority of the helicopters PAG sold were Robinson’s newest, largest and most powerful helicopter, the R66, which is the manufacturer’s... Read more

Canada Certifies Robinson R66 Police Helicopter

Canada Certifies Robinson R66 Police Helicopter

4-Jun-2014Source: Robinson

Robinson Helicopter Company received Transport Canada’s certification for the R66 Turbine Police Helicopter. Robinson’s R66 Police model is specially configured for law enforcement and meets the latest FAA crashworthiness regulations. Modestly priced at $1,129,000 USD, the four-place R66 Police helicopter combines R66 power, altitude performance, and payload with the latest in surveillance technology. Turn-key ready,... Read more

29-May-14 N66CN Robinson R66 Woodhead Pass, UK

29-May-14 N66CN Robinson R66 Woodhead Pass, UK

29-May-2014

Emergency landing due to weather with three on board going to a rugby match at Huddersfield... Read more

HeliRussia – Aviamarket orders another ten R66s

HeliRussia – Aviamarket orders another ten R66s

26-May-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Russian Robinson dealer Aviamarket has consolidated its position as the largest dealer in Robinson helicopters outside the US with the contract signature for another ten R66 Turbines at the HeliRussia exhibition. With CEO Kurt Robinson arriving in Russia some days ahead of the exhibition – greeted with the sampling of some local delicacies – there... Read more

Heli Air puts first R66 on an EASA national register

Heli Air puts first R66 on an EASA national register

26-May-2014Source: HeliHub.com

Heli Air has become the first Robinson dealer to complete everything required to have an R66 legally carrying a registration from an EASA country.  Their first delivered R66 – serial 0016 and flying up to now on the FAA registration N66NN – has now become G-JNNH for owners Jenny ‘n Nick Hawes (hence the “JNNH”).  HeliHub.com... Read more

Precision Aviation Services (PAS) Announces Sale of Robinson Turbine Helicopter during HAI HELI-EXPO

Precision Aviation Services (PAS) Announces Sale of Robinson Turbine Helicopter during HAI HELI-EXPO

26-May-2014Source: Precision Aviation Services

Despite referring to an event over two months back, this is a newly issued press release from Precision. Ed The world’s largest helicopter trade show and exposition, the 2014 HAI HELI-EXPO, proved to be the ultimate showroom for Precision Aviation Services (PAS), a Precision Aviation Group Company (PAG) and a Robinson Helicopter dealer and service... Read more

Valair Helicopter Services receives R66 Maintenance Organisation Approval

Valair Helicopter Services receives R66 Maintenance Organisation Approval

20-May-2014Source: Valair

Valair Helicopter Services, the official  R66 Robinson dealer of Switzerland receives as one of the first Service Centers in Europe the Approval of the national authorities for the R66 Turbine. FOCA, the Federal Office of Civil Aviation issued the Maintenance Organisation Approval May 10, 2014, only 10 days after the EASA certification date.... Read more

Mornington Sanford Aviation issued with the first R66 EASA Part 66 Type Rating

Mornington Sanford Aviation issued with the first R66 EASA Part 66 Type Rating

16-May-2014Source: Mornington Sanford Aviation

UK Civil Aviation Authority issue the first Robinson R66(250) type endorsement into the Part 66 licence of Richard Mornington-Sanford. Richard conducts EASA Part 147 approved theoretical type training courses for the Robinson R66 type plus the RR300 engine. The R66 Type Training Course available are: Course 1: Full R66 Theoretical Airframe Course plus RR300 Engine... Read more

China certifies Rolls-Royce RR300 engine

China certifies Rolls-Royce RR300 engine

15-May-2014Source: Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce has received certifications from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for various models of the M250 turboprop and turboshaft engines as well as the RR300 helicopter engine. Rolls-Royce now has 16 light turboshaft and turboprop engines certified by CAAC for operation in China, as the general aviation market is poised for rapid near-term... Read more

Sloane Helicopters invites you to their stand at HeliUK Expo

Sloane Helicopters invites you to their stand at HeliUK Expo

14-May-2014Source: HeliUK Expo

Sloane Helicopters is delighted to announce that it will be at HeliUK Expo, at Sywell Aerodrome, 3-4 June 2014. As the UK and Ireland distributor for AgustaWestland and Robinson helicopters, Sloane will carry a wide range of aircraft on static display throughout AeroExpo UK and HeliUK Expo, as well as further aircraft at the Company’s... Read more

China Certifies Robinson R66

China Certifies Robinson R66

8-May-2014Source: Robinson

China’s civil aviation authority, the CAAC, certified the Robinson R66 Turbine helicopter on 29 April 2014, almost one year to the day the certification process began. China joins the now over fifty countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, EASA member states (Europe), Japan, South Africa, and the U.S. that have certified the R66. As China relaxes... Read more

EASA certifies Robinson R66 Turbine

EASA certifies Robinson R66 Turbine

3-May-2014Source: Robinson

On April 30, 2014, four years after initial FAA certification, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued its type certificate for the Robinson R66 Turbine helicopter. Robinson is pleased to add EASA member states to the now over fifty countries (including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Russia, South Africa, and the U.S.) that have certified the... Read more

FAA and Transport Canada approve Dart R66 Cargo Mirror and Bearpaws

FAA and Transport Canada approve Dart R66 Cargo Mirror and Bearpaws

23-Apr-2014Source: Dart

DART Aerospace is pleased to announce that it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transport Canada Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) for its R66 Cargo Mirror and R66 Bearpaws; EASA approval should follow shortly. The DART Cargo Mirror mounts easily to the Fwd end of the right hand skidtube to provide better viewing of the... Read more

Canada approves Dart’s R66 Emergency Float System

Canada approves Dart’s R66 Emergency Float System

22-Apr-2014Source: Dart Aerospace

DART Aerospace is pleased to announce that, as part of a bilateral agreement between the US and Canada, Transport Canada has confirmed that DART’s R66 Emergency Float System can now be installed in Canada. The new float system designed and manufactured by DART, is the only emergency float system currently available on the market that... Read more

Los Angeles judge denies motion for R66 trial to be held in Colombia

Los Angeles judge denies motion for R66 trial to be held in Colombia

11-Apr-2014Source: Baum Hedlund

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has denied a forum non conveniens motion filed by Robinson Helicopter Company, Rolls-Royce and Honeywell to have a fatal helicopter crash case (the very first R66 crash) removed from her courtroom in Los Angeles to be litigated in Colombia, where the crash occurred. In her March 28 ruling, the Honorable Michelle R.... Read more

Robinson delivers 500th R66 to Russia

Robinson delivers 500th R66 to Russia

24-Mar-2014Source: Robinson

R66 Turbine S/N 500 rolled off Robinson’s production line on March 14, 2014, three and half years since the 5-place helicopter was initially certificated in October 2010. The helicopter was delivered to Aviamarket, one of three R66 dealers in Russia, and will be on display at this year’s Heli-Russia Exhibition in Moscow, May 22-24. Aviamarket... Read more

Frank Robinson to be honoured in California Aviation Hall of Fame

Frank Robinson to be honoured in California Aviation Hall of Fame

10-Mar-2014Source: Daily Breeze

Frank Robinson, founder of Robinson Helicopter Co. in Torrance, has been selected for induction into the California Aviation Hall of Fame.  See full story Photo from Aviation Legends dinner, February 2011... Read more

StandardAero RR300 Program Advances with Five Recent Engine Inductions

StandardAero RR300 Program Advances with Five Recent Engine Inductions

26-Feb-2014Source: StandardAero

StandardAero has rapidly built up its capabilities and MRO services for Rolls-Royce RR300 helicopter engines, inducting five engines into the company’s Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada shop since signing its license agreement authorizing StandardAero as an RR300 engines service provider in December, 2013. In addition to the accelerated intake of engines for repair and overhaul, StandardAero has... Read more

New Robinson dealership launched in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

New Robinson dealership launched in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

25-Feb-2014Source: Guidance Aviation

Guidance Louisiana, LLC of Baton Rouge, Louisiana has just launched a new Robinson Helicopter Dealership. On Friday, February 21, 2014, the dealership became official when Chief Pilot, Matt Cavenagh, received delivery of a new 2014 Robinson R66 Helicopter from the Robinson manufacturing facility in Torrance, California. “Guidance Louisiana will be providing sales and service of the... Read more

Aspen Glass Now Factory Option on Robinson Helicopters

Aspen Glass Now Factory Option on Robinson Helicopters

24-Feb-2014Source: Aspen Avionics

Aspen Avionics announced today the EFD1000H Primary Flight Display (PFD) system will be available as a factory option on the Robinson R22, R44 Raven I, R44 Raven II, and R66 helicopters. The EFD500H Multi-function Display (MFD) system will be available as a factory option on the R44 Raven I, R44 Raven II, and R66. The EFD1000H... Read more

Robinson Adds Spidertracks Real Time Flight Tracking

Robinson Adds Spidertracks Real Time Flight Tracking

23-Feb-2014Source: Spidertracks

Spidertracks is proud to announce an agreement with Robinson Helicopter Company to include the Spider S5 as the helicopter manufacturer’s real-time flight tracking offering in their options catalog for the R22, R44 and R66 models. “We think the spidertracks system offers an excellent overall value and believe that satellite-based position tracking provides significant safety benefits... Read more

Tour company’s heliport plan up in the air

Tour company’s heliport plan up in the air

21-Feb-2014Source: Chicaco Sun-Times

Background lobbying has led Zoning Committee Chairman now wanting  to ground the helipad plan of Chicago Helicopter Express  see full story... Read more

Guidance Aviation upgrading R22/R44/R66 fleet with glass panels

Guidance Aviation upgrading R22/R44/R66 fleet with glass panels

19-Feb-2014Source: Guidance Aviation

As Robinson Helicopters announces the introduction of glass instrument panels and advanced avionics for the R22, R44, and R66′s, Guidance Aviation of Prescott, Arizona and Baton Rouge, Louisiana is upgrading its fleet with Garmin G500H glass panels. “We decided a while back to invest in fleet upgrades that would better represent industry standards and provide... Read more

Robinson introduces glass avionics across all models

Robinson introduces glass avionics across all models

10-Feb-2014Source: Robinson

Robinson Helicopter Company is introducing a new line of instrument panels and avionics for the R22, R44, and R66. The new line includes, as optional equipment, Garmin’s GTN 600/700 touch-screen navigators, as well as Aspen Avionics’ Primary Flight Display (PFD) and Multifunction Display (MFD) systems. Garmin’s GTR 225B COM radio, GMA 350H audio panel, GDL... Read more

FAA certifies R66 floats from Dart Aerospace

FAA certifies R66 floats from Dart Aerospace

6-Feb-2014Source: Dart Aerospace

DART Aerospace is pleased to announce that it has received the FAA STC approval for its Emergency Float System for the Robinson R66. The new float system designed and manufactured by DART is the only emergency float system currently available on the market and it will allow R66 operators to safely perform over-water operations. The... Read more

R66 European certification delayed by huge EASA charges

R66 European certification delayed by huge EASA charges

30-Jan-2014Source: HeliHub.com

EASA has recently issued full details of an appeal hearing between two organisations – EASA itself and Robinson Helicopter Co. The case concerns the amount of the invoices being raised by EASA on Robinson for the work that EASA is putting in to the type certificate for the R66. Here are the numbers Invoice 90009422... Read more

Robinson 2013 production shows marginal 1% increase on 2012

Robinson 2013 production shows marginal 1% increase on 2012

21-Jan-2014Source: HeliHub.com

After a bumper 45% increase in 2012 production over 2011, Robinson have produced near enough the exact same numbers of each helicopter type in 2013 compared to 2012. Robinson Helicopter’s production for 2013 was 523 helicopters – 192 R66s, 289 R44s and 42 R22s, a marginal 1% increase over 2012’s production of 517. The order... Read more

StandardAero becomes North America’s first independent RR300 Authorised MRO Center

StandardAero becomes North America’s first independent RR300 Authorised MRO Center

2-Jan-2014Source: StandardAero

StandardAero announced that it has finalized a license agreement with Rolls-Royce to become North America’s first independent Authorized Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Center (AMROC) on the RR300 engine. This contract finalizes the announcement earlier this year that StandardAero was selected by Rolls-Royce, pending agreement of terms. In addition, StandardAero already has inducted three RR300 engines... Read more

Tim Tucker teams with Gyronimo for new R22 R44 R66 iPad apps

Tim Tucker teams with Gyronimo for new R22 R44 R66 iPad apps

20-Dec-2013Source: Gyronimo

Tim Tucker, Robinson Helicopter Company’s Chief Instructor and Claus Richter founder of Gyronimo, LLC have teamed together to produce a series of new performance apps for the Robinson R22, R44 and R66.  These new apps build on the already popular Robinson apps developed by Gyronimo but add the insights and knowledge of Robinson’s well known... Read more

Colorado Heli-Ops marks three milestones in one day

Colorado Heli-Ops marks three milestones in one day

9-Dec-2013Source: Colorado Heli-Ops

Colorado Heli-Ops, the state’s largest helicopter flight school, recently celebrated three significant milestones on the same day. On November 19, the school flew its 1,000th helicopter tour – which also happened to be the first tour flight in its new Robinson R66. At the same time, the school celebrated the one-year anniversary of the move... Read more

Brazil becomes first export market with over 100 Robinson R66s

Brazil becomes first export market with over 100 Robinson R66s

4-Dec-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Robinson Helicopter Co is racing ahead with R66 production, and has already delivered around 450 of the RR300 turbine-powered five seat helicopter. Given that production figure, it seems a little surprising to us that one export market has taken over 100 of this model of helicopter, but our data shows that Brazil has now registered... Read more

30-Nov-13 Robinson R66 Capitolio, Brazil

30-Nov-13 Robinson R66 Capitolio, Brazil

30-Nov-2013

Blown over in high winds when parked on grass helipad.  Estimated date based on posting of photo in Facebook... Read more

20-Nov-13 PR-MXM Robinson R66 Guaiba Island, Brazil (1F)

20-Nov-13 PR-MXM Robinson R66 Guaiba Island, Brazil (1F)

20-Nov-2013

Sole occupant pilot Nelson Juliani Blanco, age 33, died in the accident... Read more

R66 being used in EMS role in Colombia

R66 being used in EMS role in Colombia

13-Nov-2013Source: HeliHub.com

A Robinson R66 is being used in Colombia as a pediatric air ambulance. It is flying alongside Westwind 1124A and Learjet 31 jets with Fundacion Cardiovascular de Colombia (FCV). Doctors at FCV are using the R66 to reach pediatric patients in remote areas. The back seat of the R66 has been replaced with a bench,... Read more

Aeronautical Accessories launches carbide skid shoes for R66

Aeronautical Accessories launches carbide skid shoes for R66

6-Nov-2013Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) announced that its Aeronautical Accessories brand is now providing FAA approved Carbide Skid Shoes for the Robinson R66. Carbide skid shoes are produced using a patented process to rework standard skid shoes into long lasting, durable shoes made with carbide steel. Through a unique process involving carbide... Read more

DART To Introduce Bearpaws, Cargo Mirror and Floor Protector Kits for Robinson R66

DART To Introduce Bearpaws, Cargo Mirror and Floor Protector Kits for Robinson R66

31-Oct-2013Source: Dart Aerospace

DART Aerospace is pleased to launch bearpaws, cargo mirror and floor protectors for the Robinson R66.DART is expecting to receive Transport Canada certification approval for these new products by December 2013. FAA/EASA certification approvals are expected to follow in early 2014. These new products will be offered in addition to our growing line of Robinson... Read more

Russia/Canada bubble passes – Robinson to drop R66 production rate

Russia/Canada bubble passes – Robinson to drop R66 production rate

2-Oct-2013Source: HeliHub.com

The rush of R66 orders from Canada and Russia following the relatively recent type certification in those two countries is all but over. At the end of October 2013, Robinson will reduce the production rate of their five-seat turbine from 12 to 8 per month – although we expect it will rise at some point... Read more

Dart R66 floats pass crucial test

Dart R66 floats pass crucial test

23-Sep-2013Source: Rotorcorp

Dart Aerospace moved once step closer to final FAA approval for the company’s emergency float system for the Robinson R66 Helicopter.  Testing was performed today in the hangar at Orbic Helicopters in Camarillo, California where the pop-out floats were installed and deployed.  Drop testing was completed earlier this summer and final flight tests are expected to be... Read more

Russian R66s complete round-the-world trip

Russian R66s complete round-the-world trip

19-Sep-2013Source: Aviamarket

On Saturday 14th September, after 39448 km, 43 days and total 220 hours of the flight time, two Robinson R66s arrived back in Moscow after completing a trip round the world.  Here is the electronic translation of the story from Aviamarket, Robinson dealers in Russia. During the 43 days of the pilots flying club on... Read more

City Council approves third R66 for Fontana Police

City Council approves third R66 for Fontana Police

14-Sep-2013

The R66 is being paid for entirely out of federal asset forfeiture funds, so the Council’s decision was more around the ongoing maintenance costs.  See full story... Read more

Heli Air opens its first base in Scotland

Heli Air opens its first base in Scotland

2-Sep-2013Source: Heli Air

Heli  Air, the UK’s largest onshore helicopter operator, is delighted to announce that following the recent acquisition of Scotia Helicopters, it has now launched Heli Air Scotland, based at Cumbernauld Airport midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh.  Heli  Air now has nine bases across the UK, including the recently opened operation at City Airport & Heliport,... Read more

Hampton Roads Charter Service sued over fatal R66 accident

Hampton Roads Charter Service sued over fatal R66 accident

21-Aug-2013

A Virginia woman sued over a helicopter crash last month in northeastern Pennsylvania that killed her young son and four others, saying a charter company “negligently and recklessly” allowed a pilot to fly when he was not fully trained.  see full story HeliHub accident page – see 27-Jul-13 N646AG Robinson R66 Tunkhannock, US-Pennsylvania (5F) Premilinary NTSB... Read more

Guidance Aviation acquires R66

Guidance Aviation acquires R66

5-Aug-2013Source: Guidance Aviation

Guidance Aviation, a leading collegiate helicopter flight training organization with schools in Prescott, Arizona and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has added a Robinson R66 turbine helicopter to its fleet. “The R66 is powered by a Rolls Royce RR300 and will cruise at 125 kts.  With significantly improved performance at high altitude, the R66 fits nicely into... Read more

Two Russian R66s start round-the-world flight

Two Russian R66s start round-the-world flight

5-Aug-2013Source: HeliHub.com

A pair of Robinson R66s, each with two crew, have set off from Russia on a round-the-world tour from Bunkovo Heliport 40 miles north west of Moscow. For 45 days, the crews will see virtually all climatic zones and most inaccessible corners of the planet. Plans to fly over the Norwegian fjords, across the Atlantic,... Read more

28-Jul-13 N66001 Robinson R66 Mont Outheran, France

28-Jul-13 N66001 Robinson R66 Mont Outheran, France

28-Jul-2013

Main rotor struck tail boom during tailwind landing... Read more

27-Jul-13 N646AG Robinson R66 Tunkhannock, US-Pennsylvania (5F)

27-Jul-13 N646AG Robinson R66 Tunkhannock, US-Pennsylvania (5F)

27-Jul-2013

En route from Lehighton PA to Endecott NY with five aboard was en route when it disappeared from radar during conditions of severe thunderstorms and heavy fog. The last communication to ATC was a report around 10 pm Saturday that he was “losing altitude and would try to return to a nearby airfield.”.  Wreckage was... Read more

Baum Hedlund brings first R66 wrongful death lawsuit

Baum Hedlund brings first R66 wrongful death lawsuit

11-Jul-2013Source: Baum Hedlund

The families of two men killed in the first Robinson R66 helicopter to ever crash have filed a wrongful death lawsuit (case number BC514477) in Los Angeles Superior Court through their attorneys, Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman. The lawsuit alleges that shortly after takeoff the R66 experienced a mechanical malfunction and uncontrollable loss of power during normal... Read more

Aerial Recon takes delivery of four Robinson R66s

Aerial Recon takes delivery of four Robinson R66s

5-Jul-2013Source: Aerial Recon

On 12 June 2013 Aerial Recon took delivery of the first Canadian-registered R66 Turbine helicopters at Robinson’s factory in Torrance, Calif., and then flew the four aircraft to Aerial Recon’s home base in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The four helicopters will be used for private and commercial operations. After a lengthy process, Transport Canada Civil Aviation... Read more

EASA R66 Certification Update

EASA R66 Certification Update

27-Jun-2013Source: Sloane Helicopters

As many of you will now know, Robinson Helicopter Company successfully demonstrated the ELOS (Equivalent Level Of Safety) to the FAA resulting in the helicopter receiving certification in Russia and Canada. EASA have since deemed the Equivalent Safety Finding as “important” and, as such, have made it subject to public consultation. Sloane responded with its... Read more

Precision Aviation Services appointed Robinson Service Center and Dealer

Precision Aviation Services appointed Robinson Service Center and Dealer

27-Jun-2013Source: Precision Aviation Services

Peachtree City, GA based Precision Aviation Services (PAS), a Precision Aviation Group Company (PAG) has announced that it has been named a Robinson Helicopter Dealer and Service Center. PAS, formerly Gardner Aviation Services (GAS) is actively selling R22, R44 and R66 model Robinson Helicopters through its facility located at Falcon Field at the Atlanta Regional... Read more

Heli Air move into Scotland with purchase of Scotia Helicopters

Heli Air move into Scotland with purchase of Scotia Helicopters

24-Jun-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Heli Air are moving into Scotland with the purchase of Scotia Helicopters at Cumbernauld under the title “Heli Air Scotland”.  Heli Air have been working with Scotia owner John Pearson for two years to reach agreement according to an article in The Herald which says that they were advised by Kytra Consulting. Headlining the new business as... Read more

Enstrom plans both a new two-seater and an R66 rival

Enstrom plans both a new two-seater and an R66 rival

24-Jun-2013Source: Flightglobal

Flightglobal says Enstrom has a new two-seat offering under development, and is also looking to produce a new light turbine helicopter to rival Bell’s new proposal plus the Eurocopter EC120 Colibri and Robinson R66. see full story... Read more

Dart Aerospace now offering R66 Field Maintenance Kit

Dart Aerospace now offering R66 Field Maintenance Kit

18-Jun-2013Source: Dart Aerospace

DART Aerospace now offers a complete field maintenance kit carefully designed for the R66 aircraft.  The kit that is packaged in a sturdy Pelican case features every tool you will need to perform routine field maintenance on the R66.  Every tool is encapsulated in a foam liner to ensure proper order of tools and safe... Read more

Heliflite delivers first R66 to Western Australia

Heliflite delivers first R66 to Western Australia

15-Jun-2013Source: Heliflite

Heliflite was pleased to deliver the first new R66 Turbine helicopter into Perth earlier this month. Heliflite’s Western Australian manager Tony Bates was proud to supply the aircraft to Oliver Dunkel and his wife Gerda, who are the proprietors of Perth Harley Davidson. The new R66 Turbine was ferried from Sydney to Perth by Oliver... Read more

Rotorcorp to accept advance orders for R66 floats

Rotorcorp to accept advance orders for R66 floats

4-Jun-2013Source: Rotorcorp

Montreal based Dart Aerospace has selected Rotorcorp, LLC to conduct advance orders and delivery of the company’s emergency float system for the Robinson R66 Helicopter; with the anticipated FAA approval of the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) at the end of the summer. “Helicopters find work where the roads end.  Utilization of the Dart R66 floats... Read more

Canada Certifies Robinson R66

Canada Certifies Robinson R66

3-Jun-2013Source: Robinson

On 31 May 2013, Transport Canada issued its type certificate for the R66. Thirteen U.S. registered R66 helicopters are currently operating in Canada, and Robinson will deliver another thirteen by the end of this year. Canadian certification reached a standstill until the FAA’s ELOS (Equivalent Level of Safety) finding that effectively removed an exemption in... Read more

R66 lands at North Pole

R66 lands at North Pole

22-May-2013Source: HeliHub.com

Russian Robinson distributor Aviamarket has landed a Robinson R66 on the North Pole for the first time. In an expedition between 2nd and 14th April, the company’s chief pilot Dmitry Rakitsky flew with Michael Farih to make the record breaking flight for a number of reasons. While the key target was the geographical achievement, the... Read more

Helifilte WA Celeberates Five Years Of Operation

Helifilte WA Celeberates Five Years Of Operation

15-May-2013Source: Helifilte

Heliflite’s authorised Robinson helicopter sales and service centre at Jandakot Airport celebrates five years of operation. In 2008 Heliflite opened its Western Australian centre at Perth’s Jandakot Airport. Manager Tony Bates leads the experienced Heliflite WA team. Heliflite has long been involved in the Western Australian helicopter industry going back to the late 1970s with a charter organisation once based... Read more

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