Nick
Good to hear there is more solid progress!
I'd heard rumours that the JAA were going to have to do a re-familiarisation visit (i.e what they do at the very start of their programme) because the design has changed so much since 1996 and that Sikorsky/FAA haven't supplied any information for two years on the open CRIs.
I know I shouldn't believe what I read in the press, but didn't #3 do trials at McKinley Lab (some place...!) in late 00? Why go back? Config changes or just to add blade deicing to the past test points?