rotorboater
thanks for your comments on the Enstrom. One of my CFIs is not so fond of them - says the control forces are high - but then he went through a crash in one (no fault of his - first lesson way back when!) so he might be a bit biased 8^) .
The Enstrom operator that I hope to go flying in a couple weeks with just raves about them, but then he is a factory rep/sales dealer so again it's hard to tell what's what... I should have a much better idea about it once I've actually flown one!
One question - let's assume I'm going to be located in a place (Hawaii) someday that doesn't have any Enstroms locally... Do you think the type requires a maintenance shop that's very familiar with them to keep them safely flying?
cheers,
Blave.