What a lot seem to forget, is Guimbal is NOT sitting with a hangar -full of unsold product!
Why offer a carrot to customers whom he can't supply, short-term, anyway?
Cast your minds back to the introduction of the R22.....it sold on price and the fact it was certified......the Rotorway has had a much longer . rockier path towards respectability, with many serious shortcomings to be eliminated in the early years.....people who wanted to fly Rotary, with a fixed-wing income, paid their money and took their choice.
the difference here is the designer has a proven track-record and has got the fundamentals right first time.....just as the Robbo was a step up from Rotorway, so the Cabri is a step-up from the 22.....but in terms of durability and safety, it's light-years ahead.
After 4 years, there have been no newsworthy problems.....we'd have heard about them, here on the Rumour-mill if there had been!
