R66 flight

To the casual observer the new turbine Robinson R66 just looks like the R44 and I have been known to describe the R66 as an R44 on steroids; I was wrong.

Pre-flight inspection.

Two things struck me as we walked around and inspected the various components:

1) How big the helicopter is.

2) How easy it was to inspect all the components of the helicopter.

My first thought as I settled in to the well-padded large seat was the amount of room in the cockpit. No more polite body shuffles as I allow my passenger to fit his seat harness first; there is plenty of room....