Thanks for the data Rick. Food for thought. The 300 and the 47 don't seem too far apart %age wise, but the 47 has more than twice the number of accidents. This may be that it has been around longer than the 300. The hiller is an option I suppose but I have heard too many guys moaning about hiller back and hiller ear! Plus it doesn't have power steering on those big blades. "She's a hard road finding the perfect machine mate."