Turbine Robinson R66 Helicopter Starting

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Uploaded by on Jul 16, 2008

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I got to watch the R66 start up while attending the Robinson Safety Course in May 2008.

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  • Were you at the safety course when you saw this, becuase it looks like thats where i was standing when i saw it spinnin up.

  • @nick15515 Yep. I took this May of 2008.

  • The Hughes 369 is the same is the MD500, just to let you know.

  • I can only speak for myself and the safety record for the R22 and R44, but I love these aircraft. Granted they do not look the best but as long as you are properly trained and don't exceed the limitations of the aircraft, it is a very safe and reliable platform.

    The safety course isn't required in order to fly either the R22 or R44. Mostly it is an insurance thing. The company I work for doesn't require it but I took it anyway. It was an awesome course to take!

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  • Well boys I've flown most all of them. From UH1 in Viet Nam, Bell Jet Rangers, Hughes and all the Robinson's. There's NOTHING wrong with the Robinson, nothing. For a relative low cost, easy to operate helo it's ugly, but for the personal market, some police ops and traffic, it's a great machine. You need ot fly every machine within it's capacity. Well, maybe except the UH1, you can beat the crap out of that helo and it'll keep flyin.

  • Greg, nothing wrong at all. Keep commenting and asking. That's why we are here.

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  • It looks like Barbie and Ken's yellow Malibu car is there to pick them up!

  • N466R was the test R66!

  • @lahainalun yeah my city's police(el monte, CA) has 3 R-44s

  • rrhone, thanks for your comments. Your right right, Franz is just being an asshole. Although, I pointed out that in order for Robinson to develop a helicopter with a lower mast they would have to redesign the ship from the ground up. His problem is he wants to question my knowledge and when I supply the answer he has no comment to make which makes him a fool!

  • exactly

  • Franz, you're a smartass. Why would anyone want to ask you about anything? Think about it. Must be nice knowing everything there is to know about everything. Rodger R.

  • Saw the R66 a few weeks ago still making test runs. Apparently the performance is great and hopefully we'll see it type certified in the following months into the new year.

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