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Old 5th Jul 2010, 01:43
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the system is Sagem
IMHO, there is much more to this than the cool presentation of data, trends, etc. One needs to consider the life cycle implications, especially support. I recently made the choice of a Bell 407 instead of an AS 350B3 or Agusta 119, and the choice of Garmin G500H instead of Sagem entirely because the non U.S. products have an exceedingly poor reputation for post sale support in the U.S.: conveniently located, competent maintenance facilities, spares availability & pricing, training. etc. Neither the B407 or the Garmin would win on the basis of product features, technology, or performance alone, but when considering what living with the product over 10 years might be like, they won hands down over the off shore products. Might be different outside the U.S.
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