Robinson R66 (R66)
The Robinson R66 is a single-engined turboshaft aircraft built by Robinson. It seats about 5 passengers, flies up to 630 km and cruises around 113 knots. No one has caught the Robinson R66 in Skydex yet — the first catch is still open.
Heard by the network
Heard by 5 Skydex receivers (Georgia, Derbyshire, Andrew): 239 different airframes, 1,136 sightings since 5 Sep 2026, last on 11 Nov 2026.
- BakerC - FiberflyTower — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Georgia · run by @ebc1613 — 17 airframes, 50 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- Lee Hall — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Derbyshire · run by @leehall — 12 airframes, 56 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- Andrew · run by @andrew-peacock — 12 airframes, 31 sightings, last 2026-11-10
- djbrookau — 🇦🇺 Australia · near Melbourne · run by @j-s — 9 airframes, 34 sightings, last 2026-11-08
- Hoyt Clagwell — 🇺🇸 United States of America · Florida · run by @k-han — 8 airframes, 19 sightings, last 2026-11-09
Operators
Distinct airframes per operator, from the callsigns our receivers hear (recorded since 7 Oct 2026) and from caught aircraft. The operator is the latest one heard, not an ownership history. Also heard: 176 private (not named), 81 without an operator callsign yet.
- ICAO type code
- R66
- Manufacturer
- Robinson
- Engines
- 1 × turboshaft
- Typical seats
- 5
- Range
- 630 km
- Cruise speed
- 113 kt
- Wingspan
- 10.1 m
- Length
- 11.7 m
- MTOW
- 1 t
- Card rarity
- common