Very good, thanks for the clarification. Is there any basis to this? Do eurocopter aircraft have lesser crash survivability than their Bell counterparts? Or is this just another 'saying' made up by some random bell fanatic?
Either way i vote for the gazelle, aesthetically and in terms of fun-to-flyability. Second to its ugly cousin the 135, not as nice on the eye but in terms of performance, reliability, stability and relative simplicity its got good bank for your buck. Aint never flown a heli i didnt like though