Tahnx to Jacko for mentioning that, our thoughts are with the family
Many thanx to PUP for his well written and structured comments. As always we are between a rock and a hard place. The EH101 was never meant to be a heavy lifter (it's pretty obvious really, but in terms of volume moved it must be pretty good, Mass out rather than bulk out would seem a good compromise. There are things yet to go on the EH101 that the service was offered but turned the option down, it is a work in progress after all.
It's also nice to hear from an operator in theatre in defence of the aircraft, thanks.
As a final comment, reagrdless of what people wish they had, get a life and live with what you got (after all it wasnt OUR decision)
DM