This helicopter is 100% VFR only; even the certified version cannot be flown in IMC. But in the US, the ONLY limitation of "experimental" aircraft is that they cannot be used commercially, except for training. There are tons of IFR/IMC-capable experimental airplanes for example. Anyway, the HX50 can definitely be flown at night here, and with no passenger limit. But if you're in the UK, being limited to GB does seem like a pretty big disadvantage. So perhaps the HX, if it ever actually exists, will primarily be sold overseas.