helicopter offers a variety of options and avionics, which allows the aircraft to be customized depending on the owner’s/operator’s needs.”


In 2018, Robinson Helicopter introduced a variety of avionics upgrades and options for its helicopters. These included a lithium battery for the R66, heated seats, wire-strike prevention, and a cargo hook version that allows the hook operator to fly the helicopter from the left side.


With more than 12,000 rotorcraft manufactured since 1979, Robinson Helicopter continues to impress the industry as ‘the little company that could’ – and then some. Started by Frank Robinson with a vision of building reliable, yet highly affordable helicopters, the company now builds R22 (two-passenger), R44 (four-passenger), and R66 (five-passenger) models.


“We are focused on reliable economical helicopters that perform a wide variety of missions including training, sightseeing, commercial, transportation, news reporting, police and offshore operations,” said company President Kurt Robinson. “Each


For 2019, “we are continuing to upgrade our avionics and flight systems,” Robinson said. “We are also getting close to completing an onboard video data recorder to enhance flight training and sightseeing operations.”


Kurt Robinson said that “the biggest challenges we see (for 2019) as our fleet of helicopters continues to expand, is maintaining our edge in customer support and being able to continue to improve the quality of our products, as well as providing a high level of customer service and support, which our industry requires.”


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