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Decision factor	Robinson R44 Raven IView aircraft profile	Robinson R44 Raven IIView aircraft profile	Robinson R44 CadetView aircraft profile
Typical market year	2026	2026	2026
Estimated purchase	€483k	€564k	€454k
Annual cash cost at 80 h	€46k	€48k	€52k
Five-year cash outlay	€715k	€805k	€714k
Cruise speed	108 kt	109 kt	109 kt
Advertised range	300 nm	350 nm	300 nm
Seats	4	4	2
Realistic payload	329 kg	349 kg	261 kg
Runway need	Vertical	Vertical	Vertical
Data confidence	Normalized for direct comparison	Normalized for direct comparison	Preliminary — verify source data before deciding
Main trade-off	Accessible four-seat helicopter capability, but the 12-year or 2,200-hour overhaul status can dominate value and ownership cost.	Better hot-and-high capability than the Raven I, but overhaul status remains more important than calendar age alone.	A capable two-seat trainer using the R44 platform, but calendar overhaul and component lives dominate economics.

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