I the flying world I revolve in you cannot go past a Longranger L3 or L4 for complete practicality, work ethic, reliability and affordibility. I consider it the 'leatherman' of the helicopter world. Astars are great but they miss a lot that the Bell brings to the table. Its often too much helicopter for most jobs. Find another machine that carries 6 pax + gear for $1400 - 1600 Canadian an hour and will run from inspection to inspection with only the minimal amount of snags?