Originally Posted by
singesavant
riff raff I am sure that you are ruled under FAA, come across the pond to see how things re looking and you will quickly realize that European agencies are not looking at thing in this way at all and so are Europeans manufacturers: we europeans love to make things very complicated and pragmatism isn't something that attract our laws makers trust me...
Waters colder off the shores of Europe than, for example, off of the coast in the Gulf of Mexico. (Granted, in the winter it's cold enough that hypothermia can still be a factor). Do you think that may contribute to the PoV differences? We've got a long running thread that addresses Single Engine helicopters flying, and losses, over the GoM.