It was a fine aircraft. 147kts TAS at 10,000ft with full fuel and full load of PAX.
Then large lumps fell off the inside of the MGB and caused 2 aircraft to ditch as a result of failure (indications) of the emergency lube system. Then the head came off the Norwegian aircraft and it was the same failure mode as the Bond L2 where the head also came off the aircraft.
After the Norwegian crash, Airbus Helicopters told untruths regarding the nappy pins holding the MGB on and blackened the CHC engineers name before the truth came out.
At that point it was no longer a fine aircraft.
Anyone who says they loved it and would happily fly it again are clearly not thinking too deeply about the facts.
I flew it for many years and appreciated its abilities but I would never fly one again.