hehe.. SASless youīre not to happy about the French beiing first to the top..
Well I fly a Bell 212 out of a place thatīs often called "
Top of the world " which is Thule Air Base and I would not want anything but a Bell to work in every day here in these arctic conditions
where we fly scheduled passenger & freight transport to remote villages and settlements.
There is one thing to make world records and there is another thing to build a workhorse.
Even though the AS350 is a pretty good helicopter itīs still a baby compared to the old workhorses out there that have gotten the job done day after day for 40 years.
Still one can not stop progress, there is always going to be something newer, faster and more powerful around the corner
Edited to add reply to "overpitched's" post below!