Ha. But you don't need to get a 530 or even a 520 to get the same crash worthiness. Plenty of used 500s out there around the $400K to $600K range depending on component times. Same airframe. Think of it as a poor mans Cirrus that doesn't need a BRS and can go places where no Cirrus can dream of... unless that is at the end of said chute.
*Mesopotamia
Long ago at Primary flt training, my buds and I were watching some solo students practicing autorotations to the ground. One went straight in, no sign of a flare and he balled it up. They dragged the foreign student from what was left of the a/c (unhurt) & asked "Why didn't you flare? His reply: "Allah will protect."
Way back during the LOH evaluation, they hoisted the Bell, Hiller and Hughs prototypes up and punched them off. Two were written off but the YOH-6 was able to be flown by a test pilot.
I liked his spelling better.
To bad we can't all just get along and spent the money on helping one another instead of fighting....
Some of the foreign students I’ve seen just have an overall complete lack of caring or intensity to begin with.
Had a Saudi student one night on a practice low level to one of the Rucker RTs. Approaching his H hour and knowing he’s lost bigger than ****, I ask if he knows where he is. “I do not, but it is ok…it is ok.” Minutes later I ask again and get the same reply. Finally, over 10 minutes past H hour and not even sure if we’re still in the state of Alabama, I say “It is not OK, turn on the GPS and take us direct the LZ.” Just no drive whatsoever in most of them. My “stick buddy” was Saudi and one night he fell asleep up front.
FTFY. My experience as well. Certain positions especially in aviation are dictated strictly by social class vs skill levels. On the maintenance side its similar, but regardless of their personal skill level/experience they will always refer to the "higher" pilot level for direction. Which in some cases does not end well. Plus in a number of countries a persons only way into aviation is either extreme wealth, social influence, or the military. Throw in which "doctrine" the pilots/mechanics learned under and that can influence how their individual skill sets/thought processes are developed and taught. For example, I've flown with pilots in MI-8/MI-17 helicopters who have never started an engine before as it was the flight engineer's duty to start the engines. It boggles the mind it takes a crew of 4 to fly such a capable aircraft and whose crew positions are dictated by the social food chain/instructional syllabus instead of their abilities and skills.