Robinson R44 Price Guide (2026): New & Used

A new Robinson R44 is priced from $646,000 before options; the Cadet trainer trims start lower and a floats-equipped Clipper costs more. Used R44s span a wide range, and one factor moves the price more than year or color ever will, how much time remains to the 2,200-hour / 12-year inspection. Build a new one in the configurator or see what is available now.

How much does a new Robinson R44 cost?

New R44 pricing starts at the factory base price for the trim and climbs with options. As of 2026 the base prices are $520,000 for the Cadet, $553,500 for the Raven I / Clipper I, and $646,000 for the Raven II / Clipper II. The trim sets the floor:

• The R44 Cadet, a two-seat-mission trainer trim, the lowest-cost way into a new R44
• The Raven I / Clipper I, carbureted O-540
• The Raven II / Clipper II, fuel-injected, the volume seller
• Clipper float trims add a fixed or pop-out float system on top of the base price

Options, air conditioning, avionics, leather, auxiliary tank, and finish, are added on top. Price a specific build in the R44 configurator, or talk to us about a factory order.

What does a used Robinson R44 cost?

Used R44 values track the times remaining first and everything else second. Rather than a flat price-by-year, the honest way to band them is by how many hours are left:

• Fresh from overhaul, clock reset to a full 2,200 hours / 12 years, $440k-$580k depending on trim, condition, year and options
• Mid-life, roughly half time remaining, $200k-$400k depending on trim, condition, year and options
• Run-out or near overhaul, little time or calendar left, $80k-$160k
• Damage history or a project airframe can be had cheaper, but typically requires expensive parts and labor to bring back to airworthy condition

A run-out aircraft looks cheap until you add the overhaul; a freshly overhauled one looks expensive until you realize its times remain the same as brand new. Run that math in the overhaul-or-sell guide.

What drives an R44’s price?

In rough order of impact: time remaining, total time, engine and component times, avionics, damage history, and equipment. The 2,200-hour / 12-year overhaul dominates because meeting it costs real money and resets value; a Robinson at 2,150 hours and one at 200 hours are different financial animals even at the same year. After that, a clean logbook and desirable avionics separate two otherwise-identical airframes.

What is the Clipper float premium?

A Clipper is an R44 on floats, fixed or pop-out. Floats add cost when new, when used, they are valuable to a buyer that needs them and often in the way to someone who doesn’t. Luckily they are easily removed and converted to a straight skid ship. Converting the other way around is more demanding and expensive.

Why won’t a listing just show the price?

Because two R44s of the same year can be hundreds of thousands of dollars apart on overhaul status alone, a bare number misleads. APEX prices every aircraft against the live market and the overhaul math, then shows the factors, see the current inventory, or get a number on yours through a trade-in or an outright sale. The ongoing cost of ownership is its own question, see what it costs to operate an R44.