Originally Posted by
trescothic
What has this to do with the subject matter of this thread?
I'm not sure there is any more to be said directly on the thread subject matter. (if there is, please do so and we will all shut up!). But actually what is behind this thread drift is pointing out that other factors in helicopter design can be just as relevant to overall safety as one fatal flaw that is nevertheless extremely unlikely to manifest itself. Good HMI and an autopilot that does its best to prevent the pilots flying into the sea may result in fewer fatal accidents than eliminating a type that has a one in a million flight hours (or whatever) chance of losing its rotor head. Of course the 175 does have very good HMI and autopilot, my point was only that I wish it could have been slightly better (for 2 pilot IFR use) by having a 5th screen. Its mechanical reliability and possible presence of a fatal flaw does of course remain to be seen, as with all new types.