Well, If we had it,we will be using it quiet a bit in Winter time.At our base, our 2 main destinations have an airport and IFR approach available, so we would use it. Not that I miss going in ice because I don't really believe that we would not get in trouble
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Our enginer prefer the S76. It is true that we have many problems because of our organisation and their lack of understanding about helicopters, but the work who has to be done on the 139 is huge.
I don't know how the 76D will behave, but I think they still have a market.
I am very scared about the new Bell and when I see what kind of problems we face on the 139, you can expect a lot of trouble with this new machine who anything to do with any Bell product.
Of course, Sikorsky could have done a brand new model, but in this case, you have to go for way bigger than the S76.