The 5oo's are good "working" helicopters, but definitely not something I would buy for personal use. Fun to fly but not so good for your passengers, and pretty useless for carrying luggage. I would look at an EC120 ahead of an MD 500. If you definitely want an MD product then go for a low time 500E with C20R engine in preference to the Notar. Fly both, then be a passenger (in the back) in both and you'll see what I mean.