Phoinix: Agreed the inlets to the engines are near on impossible to allow FOD. Havingsaid that I have had a FOD issue twice with the engines due in hindsight to screws working loose in or near the transmission platform.
The EC135 is perfectly normal in auto. There is nothing sinister about its flt characteristics, it autos as one would expect from a high revver. I suppose its all down to what cabs one is used to flying. Its a good pilots aircraft.