Chaps,
Oops... looks like we've hijacked the thread a little here.
Besides there's already something covering all this Bristow / Jayrow Melbourne contract rivalry elsewhere and that was started by JP I believe. Fighting the good fight on two fronts there - your loyalty is most impressive!
Anyway back to bagging / praising the EC225...
Re-reading the previous posts it's hard to tell if our contributors think it's any good or not. Given most (all) helicopters crack, it's probably not too bad all things considered. I would gladly swap my current steed for one.
Papa68