Kiwi Skiv I flew BO105's for two years on & off doing Police Flying, Load Lifting & general flying about type stuff!
I never had any power problems with the machine even at MAUW in the Welsh Valleys. The tail rotor authority is second to none! The machine will just swallow huge amounts of gear aswell! Handling is excellent & you can throw one about no probs!
The down side is the accomodation! Rear seats are very cramped...front seats better(ish). I'm six foot four & hit my head alot!!
If you want a cheap to buy machine that'll carry lot's of gear it's a good bet! However, I understand that they are relatively expensive to run & if you're not required to have twin engines the 'B' Squirrels will do as good a job for less running costs!
I loved flying it! Lovely to fly a machine that'll hover in any direction in most winds! (But then I've got a thing about tail rotors!
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