A technical discussion or talk about certification stuff is not useful feeded by "i like the ship". I like the ship too, but the ship is riding on the upper certification limit 3175kg/7000lbs right from the start and thats the point. May be some operators use the ship overloaded and the ship is doing the job well. No question. But thats not the approach we can have in the "new" Europe with a lot of controlling stuff. We have to demonstrate to the CAA/EASA the ship weight including all needed equipment, enough fuel and the crew.
And for the guys not so familiar with the new coming EU-OPS. They will increase the mandatory fuel reserves for HEMS. Means round about additionally 50kg more for fuel and less for payload on a ship operated on the upper weight limit.