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Old 11th October 2006 | 00:43
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3top
 
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From: mostly in the jungle...
Which gets us right into the 412/76/365 arena...

Which one would be the most economic to run?
IS C&D fairly accurate on these?
Hangar Queens?

Looking up the Agusta A119, I like it better every time I read it over!
We are aiming for a different job (contract) as a start (that's where the time constraint comes from....).
At some point we also want to go for the Tourist-market, and there the A119 is less than optimal for pax-visibility.
On the other hand, with the first jobs being less critical for cargo-room visibility, the all around specs look excellent for the A119.
Not a real SAR-machine, it nevertheless can carry a good winch and has a lot of range - called SAR-"lite"
And they are on the used market - is this a good or bad sign? The A119 is not that old yet...

Anyone know of any hidden problems with the A119 - except for the old T/R.
I assume that can be replaced with the new one...

3top

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