You get what you pay for........:ok:

Reminiscent of India's approach to competitive selection. If Canada wants the 429 and 412, so be it (after all Canada has a significant financial stake in the former, and the latter has been a superb job creator for the nation over the years), but why lead three (?) other OEMs to jump through hoops just for the appearance of a competition?

I/C

CG picks Bell 412EPi
 

http://bellhelicopter.com/en_US/News...4-20ce39872546

Cheers

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!:ugh:

I've had a trawl through the Bell specs and can't find any reference anywhere to engine or rotor anti-icing - you know, the sort of thing that would allow the IFR capabilities to actually be used in the 'harshest flying conditions on the planet'.

Sounds perfect for the Canadian summer though:ugh:

There is mention of optional rotor de-icing for the EPi but these [boring tekkie] things tend to get left out of the run of the mill press releases.

Glad to see the guys at the CCG finally got what they wanted, now that all the political BS is over.

The main use for these aircraft is for utility work and going with de-icing would just be a waste of payload and money (and did I mention reliability/availability).

Congrats to one of the most professional helicopter operation in the world :ok:

PS: don't have an MBA, but is it customary to sue your potential customer when you are not awarded a contract :ugh:

Fly Safe, Always :cool:

so why have all the IFR bells and whistles in the first place?

Perhaps because IFR happens.
Contrary to popular belief not all IFR in Canada is in icing conditions.
The 212 was operated in the North Sea for years how did you folks do it?
Canadian Coast guard do most of their flying in the summer months.
Inadvertant IFR is a problem but icing is less probable.
Cost/benefit I guess.

For support missions as described in the release, that's not a bad choice.