Who said BMW's are good anyway ?! (I don't agree with the analogy at all by the way).
On a more serious note, I have noticed that there is a solid stream of positive stories written by pilots who are actually flying the 66 (both here and elsewhere). In fact I have not read a bad thing anywhere about the machine by people that have actually flown the machine.
I find that really interesting, particularly on this sort of forum where people post the most ridiculous comments without any evidence.
Worth thinking about. Like many of you I am also doing my homework on what to buy next.
As for safety the 66 passed the most up to date & full set of tests via the FAA - it was not approved as a "model variation" like many machines have been. Safety is not in question, it has passed the toughest tests (same as the really nice Bell 429 had to pass - it was also a clean approval).
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