Bell 222 or Older A109?
This question grew from a discussion over coffee on a fog bound day the other week. Bearing in mind they both originated around the same era, what is the general consensus on the 109 and the 222 of the 80s?
Considering an older 109 and the 222, what are your thoughts on their relative strengths and weakness both in themselves and in comparison to each other. This assumes a similar purchase price of between, say £0.5m to, say, £0.8m? Any of you flown or operated both in your time? How do they stack up today as useable aircraft?
Discuss. You have 90 minutes and extra paper is available if necessary...