It may not be the reason, but for those of you who dont know:
The EC135 basically does not have a rotor head as such. The 355 has a starflex and others have articulated heads. The 135 blades are bolted solidly to the mast with no seperate flexible or moving parts. This means all flapping, feathering and dragging is done by the advanced composite blades. I would imagine that they wouldnt take kindly to low RPM coning angles associated with messed up EOLs.
Also, the head is SOOOOOOO lively; during autos you hardly ever get the lever fully down. Not suprised at a 124% already. That said, it is still a twitchy delight to fly. The germans may have had political influence, but the servicability rate is fantastic. Important at a FT school.
PS... Mr Eurocopter, please PM me to give you the address to send the cheque
