Willy - I don't think that is strictly true
Yes, not the only cause. I probably should have led with the other quotes first.
It was the one that stood out to me when reading of the early lawsuits regarding the UH1 and cobra.
Frank Robinson(and I have met him),never intended OR envisaged that the aircraft would ever be used for some of the hair brained operations that they are regularly used for.
Yes, I don't think he imagined the amount of R22s used for herding in Australia, for example.
In all, I think it's probably just a step up in legislation from the SFAR issued by the US authorities.
The US might have done the same, if not been more restrictive, were it not a US export product, and the amount of schools that would suffer were they all grounded.