Flew them for three years with the French Air force. Very pleasant to fly and much more powerful than the Alouette II (particularly in the Alps). The version we had was a bit quirky in that the altimeter was in meters, but the pitch calculator was in feet! We did a lot of EOLs and, to save the groundcrew changing too many T/R protector tubes, the clamp was only just nipped up so that, if the tail was struck, to tube would pop up into it's housing rather than be bent! The very small wheels were a bit of a problem on soft ground. 1500 hrs and some very fond memories.