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Peter,
It was never my intention to insult someone
So I'm verry sorry about my comment, I thought that "stupid" (lacking intelligence) was an insult ...
the lack of explanation from your side why their choice of engine were not as bad as I had stipulated.
Well, is the very good feedback given by the operators and the order book fill still next year, a good explanation to say that their choice of engine was not as bad as you had stipulated ?
I'm eager to learn, why they did that. Is the carb version with all the heating stuff maybe still cheaper than the FI one?
The "stupid" (as you say) Bruno Guimbal gives two reasons for that choice, weight and cost.
I mean, seriously, - given the ficticious chance - how many people would WANT to swap their FI piston engine with a carburated one?
Honestly, would you do that, if you'd own a piston heli?
You mean, if I have to choose between a brand new G2 and a brand new H300 ?
Well, both of them are good aircraft but even without a FI engine I go for the G2, in fact I haven't the choice, hard to find a new H300.
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