Geoffers,
Sure, I'm flying a PC2e profile at PC2e weights straight out of the RFM.
Something I am sure you will be encouraging AW139 customers to be doing real soon?
Still not sure why we need to consider engine reliability data as a fundamental behind PC2e operations. Aren't we giving up about a 1000 lbs of payload so that if a donk quits after my NHP calls "30 feet" we can still fly away and bring back the passengers safe and dry?
I am not saying that engine reliability data is not important. Of course it is. As is reliability of most components on these machines we strap ourselves to.
If there is a fundamental reliability issue, the manufacturer is duty bound to find a fix.
But should an engine reliability problem result in a ban on hostile offshore operations, operations that are being conducted with "no OEI exposure", when that same aircraft can fly from airfield to airfield with fare paying passengers on board?