Originally Posted by
wrench1
Interesting. So your contention is that if two people, both possessing a private pilot certificate with helicopter rating, one gets into an R22 and one gets into a HX-50, the HX50 will crash and burn before the 22 will because they are “amateurs”?
Not exactly a fair comparison that, but I would suggest that anyone flying a 22, the exception being mustering, has a healthy respect and understanding of aircraft performance and limitations and is less likely to let the aircraft get away from them.
If you want to compare to another certified light turbine helicopter, I would be amazed if you think a new, experimental model is in any way safer, or more reliable.
Perhaps in time, but at present that would be statistical anomaly.