Mr Jim L, Long time no speak... Last time I spoke to an EASA desk jockey he told me that there was no imminent motivation on EASAs part to regulate (rule make) for Rotorcraft operations on the principle that very few of us cross each others international borders. Has this stance changed?
As an aside my experience with EASA (EU-OPS 1) for the plank world is that the rules are very very similar to old JAR-OPS 1 with some extremely sensible additions such as Constant Descent Final Approaches (CDFA) (I was amazed to learn that a lot of plank drivers get to TOD at the FAF of a Non Precision approach and effectively "dump the lever" (If they had one) decending straight to MDA/H with scant disregard for lumpy bits that might be in the way, and if surviving those lumpy bits arriving in a bit of a buggers muddle at the MAPt.....EASA had to change such seemingly outrageous practices with some very sensible rule making.
Bring it on I say. The greatest threat to our industry is the "Cowboy" element leading to loss of confidence in the consumer of our services.