50 Years of the Fabulous 500.
2000+ hrs on 500D/E and Notar, great fun. Nice platform and stable for longline ops. Only fault I thought was limited range, made ferrying from Eastern Canada to Western Canada for siesmic jobs pretty entertaining, oh and a sore thumb at the end of day. Had a runaway trim once coming off a drill pad in a Notar, an interesting second or two.......wouldn't care to be a backseat pax in any of the variants though, a tad noisy and cramped.