Every year I get asked a version of this question: Can an owner use an FAA
annual inspection
on a turbine-powered rotorcraft? The short answer: You bet!
While an annual inspection may not be advantageous in every case, it is a legal and viable method to maintain the
airworthiness of most turbine helicopters. Airbus AS350s, Bell 429s, and even Sikorsky S-76s are eligible, provided FAA Part 91.
What follows is my version of the long answer via a brief overview of the annual inspection process.