Well FLY7, I think that you are taking the problem the wrong way round... "Parting" with capital (?) to buy a tool/machine is only investing, part of everyday business decisions and personnaly, when you are confronted to such a choice as to renew a piston engined trainer helicopter (or a private machine for myself and family) I think that an hypothetical manpower cost for repairs in the first or second year from brand new, opposed to the added "value" of a well concieved and recognised as being superior in so many points, especially security for my clients, the extra "risk of having to pay for work" passes to the background. If competition is like in the case we are discussing left behind, my investment will bring me a lot af custom and my own mind would be at rest every time I take off with a student. The G2 being so similar to the probable next step to turbine (Eurocopter/fenestron), no hesitation in my opinion... Safe flying all. Al