Schweizer's helicopters

Schweizer maintains the highest safety record of all FAA-certified piston powered helicopters as reported by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), making our S300C and S300CBi helicopters the preferred light piston helicopters for training and other missions around the world. Our proven forgiving and rugged design delivers lower direct operating costs than our competitors while our standard flight control design facilitates easier transition to larger aircraft.
The original Hughes 269, the basis for today’s S300 models, was specifically designed to be a flight
training aircraft. It is rugged, forgiving, and exceptionally safe, meeting the daily demands flight
training. As a result, this aircraft meets the stringent performance and survivability requirements of
the U.S. military and as a result flew as a U.S. Army trainer for more than 20 years with exceptional
safety.
Since it first rolled off the production line in 1956, thousands of these aircraft, now the Schweizer
300C and 300CBi, have flown around the world with an outstanding safety record due to the aircraft’s superior design and safety features