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Schweizer separates the two-seat S300CBi trainer from the three-seat S300C. The manufacturer positions the CBi for training and the C for higher-payload utility work.
Aircraft background
Schweizer · Read more ↗Into the cockpit
YouTube Philip "Phoenix" Polstra
Quick lesson with a helicopter student in the Schweizer S300 CBi
Short cockpit clips from a student training flight.
Real Schweizer S300 CBi; training flight
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Schweizer 300C - Confined Area Landing (Longacres, Renton, WA)
A Schweizer 300C training flight explores a confined-area approach near Renton.
Real aircraft · Schweizer 300
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Meet Schweizer 300
Schweizer separates the two-seat S300CBi trainer from the three-seat S300C. The manufacturer positions the CBi for training and the C for higher-payload utility work.
History & design
A light helicopter with Hughes origins
Hughes began the 269 after a 1955 survey identified demand for a small, inexpensive two-seat helicopter. It first flew in 1956. The three-seat 269B followed in 1964 and was marketed as the Hughes 300.
Schweizer RSG · Schweizer history: Hughes 269 and the 300 family ↗Manufacturer chronology of the Hughes/Schweizer family
The 300C develops the formula
The improved 300C combined a more powerful engine with a larger rotor and received certification in 1970. Its development is distinct from both the earlier two-seat aircraft and the later turbine-powered 330/333 branch.
Schweizer RSG · Schweizer history: Hughes 269 and the 300 family ↗Manufacturer chronology of the Hughes/Schweizer family
The Schweizer name and later ownership
Schweizer acquired the helicopter rights from McDonnell Douglas in 1986. Sikorsky purchased Schweizer in 2004; private investors acquired the product line in 2018. The continuing manufacturer operates from Fort Worth, supporting the 300C and 300CBi as separate models.
Schweizer RSG · Schweizer history: Hughes 269 and the 300 family ↗Manufacturer chronology of the Hughes/Schweizer family
In your simulator
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X-Plane 12Schweizer S300CBi
DreamFoil Creations · Released
Schweizer S300CBi
DreamFoil Creations · Released
Manuals & resources
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Schweizer S300CBi — product listingSchweizer S300CBi · X-Plane 12
Product listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
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Aircraft background
Schweizer aircraftSchweizer · Aircraft background; checked 2026-09-14Manual library
Schweizer flight manual librarySchweizer · Model-specific manuals offered for purchase; free supplements listed separately.Product
DreamFoil S300CBi XP12 product and current changelogDreamFoil / X-Plane.org Store · Product listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogueAircraft reference
Schweizer history: Hughes 269 and the 300 familySchweizer RSG · Manufacturer chronology of the Hughes/Schweizer familyBuilt-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261022-v1 · 3 profile choices
DreamFoil Schweizer S300CBi (XP12)
DreamFoil Creations · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
X-Plane 12
DreamFoil Schweizer S300CBi (XP12): The cyclic response supplies supported resistance around the documented friction/trim arrangement.
Schweizer 300
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
Aircraft reference · Manual starting point
Schweizer 300: The cyclic response supplies supported resistance around the documented friction/trim arrangement.
Nemeth Designs Schweizer S300CBi
Nemeth Designs · Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
A light helicopter family closely associated with flight training.
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