HC,
Bit unkind of you to say all that when I have posted this in the Accident Thread.
I am on record as waiting for the Final Report/Determination before crafting an Opinion.
You are absolutely correct I have flown neither of the two Types but that does not mean I cannot place a certain amount of credence in thinking two losses of all Rotor Blades and MR heads compared to none does suggest one Type of Aircraft might have a rather serious problem the other does not at this time.
For sure....when the Rotor Blades leave the aircraft all the flying experience on Type means naught....as everyone is a Passenger on their Final Ride.
It is still early in the investigation and lots of questions remain and more work needs to be done but even as an idle spectator to discussion One simply must think Gearboxes just do not fail that often anymore and for two to have gross similarities resulting in a loss of the Main Rotors as a group.....One must wonder why!
I am quietly waiting to hear how all this turns out but evidence keeps turning up that brings us back to a possible cause a lot of folks just do not want to confront for any number of reasons.