I spent a day with the Lausanne based Rega 145 and according to Laurent Racine, who I spent some time talking to, it is a great machine. He said it is very smooth and even though it doesnt have the FADEC system it is still the same to manage as the BK, in fact it is easier.
Some of the areas they go into are confined and he said that they have had no handling issues with it, and he compares it the same to the BK, with the added advantage of new cockpit, moving maps etc etc. The only negative thing he said was when it was in a high alt hover with a lot of wind it did get kicked around a bit more than a BK, but having never flown one cant really say much more than that.
I have plenty of images of the insides of it if you want them posted here, including panel shots with everything up and running.
P.S. The French Securitie Civil lost a 145 not long ago when it struck some rocks.