Should I buy an Enstrom 480 instead of a 280FX?
Just completing my PPL(H) here in the UK on an Enstrom 280.
Am lucky enough to be able to afford a helicopter for private use.
For the kind of money I'm thinking of (max £200k), I can buy a 10 year old Enstrom 280FX. However, I've seen a couple of Enstrom 480's advertised at around the £180k mark.
Apart from the higher operating costs, what are the reasons I shouldn't buy a 480?
Isn't there an AD out there about some expensive turbine shafts?
This is a question about Enstroms. Please don't try to persuade me to buy another make.