helicomparitor uses "superior" and "cheaper" as if he knew what he was talking about.
The 225 is a grandfathered aircraft, based on the 1965 fuselage and technology of its ancient derivative. It does not have the safety, crashworthiness and strength of a modern helicopter. Like his scurge against EGPWS shows, helicomparitor can take irrational positions that would make a gymnast cry out in pain. The 225 was built as a quick stop-gap to resuscitate the 332 line, and its sales have been disappointing, except to Bristow.
I invite all to read the type certificate data sheet for the 225, which outlines how very little of the helo was changed as it was grown to try to match the 92. The changes in FAR and JAR in the decades since the 332 line was designed are as vast as the changes in car technology during the same period, and with the same impact on safety for the occupants.
For those who wonder how such a less-safe design could come from a good company like EC, look to the NH-90, which HAS the crashworthiness and other safety features lacking in the 225. Why? Because the military folks would not subject their passengers (troops) to the sub-standard safety of the 332/225 any longer.