PurplePitot have you had your first JAR medical yet - your hearing definitely seems suspect?! Whether you have noticed or not, the MD902 and the EC135 are the quietest of/and the new generation helicopters. The Agusta 109 is old hat and exceptionally noisy. Don't kid anyone that it is'nt but it does move very quickly - ideal for going home at the end of a duty. Manufacturers take note - silence is golden (and worth a lot more).
However can you imagine how the (one) average policeman fits in an A 109? Not at all well unless the shearer has had a go at him/her first and even then the comfort factor could be a bit woolly.
"Keeping all ears to the ground"