Interesting .... my experience with both the 212 and the 412 without the BLR kits is ... that the 212 tends to behave itself MORE than the 412 which is VERY twitchy when exposed to a right (turbulent) crosswind ...... the way that aircraft kicks and bucks would lead me to wonder what sort of stresses are imparted to the t'boom/empanage in the standard a/c configuration ....haveing read the BLR blurb on their website I would have thought the stresses with their kit fitted would have been reduced not increased!
I doubt that the FAA would have issued an STC for something unsafe or without the appropriate flight test and stress data being made available.
I see that most new a/c (i.e. AW139) seem to have them now!
Guess we will have to wait and see ????????
Cheers
