Rotorcraft
Robinson Delivers 1,000th R66 Turbine Helicopter
The R66 fleet surpassed 1.2 million flight hours as Robinson delivered the 1,000th example.

Robinson delivered R66 Turbine serial number 1,000 to company dealer Les Gillespie of Gardner Aviation, Peachtree City, Georgia, on July 29. The retail purchaser is Donovan Valentine of Monarch Helicopters in Nashville, Tennessee, who previously owned a piston-powered R44 and decided to upgrade to the five-seat, light turbine single to better serve his tour company.