There are numerous parts availability problems looming, particularly for the engine. There are a few more impacting the fleet right now, most notably the yaw trim servo for the Charlies.
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The TH-67 had a better throughput than the Lakota all the way until its retirement.Fort Rucker, Army Aviation bid bittersweet farewell to TH-67 Creek
FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Army Aviation bid a bittersweet farewell to an old friend that an estimated 90% of its aviators learned to fly in when it hosted it...
I know that's tongue in cheek - but these aircraft were all maintained to the original FAA type certificate and carried FAA airworthiness certificates during service. Cycles and times in the 206 series are well understood. There are a lot of high time 206BIII's out there that see really hard use in the commercial sector. And a plethora of aftermarket products and STC's to improve performance and lower costs keep being introduced.
Everyone being auctioned now has an N reg.
I'll wait until the AF parts with their reman TH-1, thank you very much.
You could afford to buy, fly, and maintain about two and a half 206B’s for one UH-1!
Mostly true. But no Jet Ranger sounds as cool as a Huey, has the combat bona fides and is so iconic. I even think a Huey can carry more than 2.5 206Bs. Certainly carries more pax and has flown more heros than any other helo.
No question about that...Huey is THE helicopter...but sadly, the money would have to be mine.
