Flew in on Tuesday mainly to see the 505 in the flesh . Having sat in it I can say that it am very happy that I will be getting one of the first to be delivered .
The cockpit is even better than a 350 . Huge luggage hold . Full glass cockpit .
I took a friend who currently is not a pilot and he was so impressed he paid a deposit on one there and then !! I still do not understand how you can take all the moving parts from an L4 Long Ranger ( $2.6m approx ) and add a modern cockpit with glass cockpit , then put in a Turbomeca engine ..........
All for $1,075 m. Which is not much more than an R66 !!!! Who wants to bet what the price will be when deliveries start in 2 years ??!!