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Decision factor	Robinson R44 Raven IIView aircraft profile	Robinson R44 Raven IView aircraft profile	Schweizer 300CView aircraft profile
Typical market year	2026	2026	2025
Estimated purchase	€564k	€483k	€550k
Annual cash cost at 80 h	€48k	€46k	€61k
Five-year cash outlay	€805k	€715k	€856k
Cruise speed	109 kt	108 kt	86 kt
Advertised range	350 nm	300 nm	195 nm
Seats	4	4	3
Realistic payload	349 kg	329 kg	343 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	Better hot-and-high capability than the Raven I, but overhaul status remains more important than calendar age alone.	Accessible four-seat helicopter capability, but the 12-year or 2,200-hour overhaul status can dominate value and ownership cost.	Stable, forgiving and useful for training or light work, but slower cruise and component tracking make ownership more involved than the cabin suggests.

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