Bruised, Now I really feel sorry for you, fying a machine wihout hydraulic.
Not trying to be a smart ass, if you take a problem and do a risk assessment and find that you can live with it, as the alternative is not cost effective, you like anybody else will live with it.
Bell never fixed the 204 problem for that reason.
They produced a 205 which eventually became a single engine 212 and you will find 204 parts on a 212.
The 204 was an anomoly. The 205,212 & 412 all support the same airframe. Cost effective.
And the story goes on, etc.
Not trying to be a smart ass, if you take a problem and do a risk assessment and find that you can live with it, as the alternative is not cost effective, you like anybody else will live with it.
Bell never fixed the 204 problem for that reason.
They produced a 205 which eventually became a single engine 212 and you will find 204 parts on a 212.
The 204 was an anomoly. The 205,212 & 412 all support the same airframe. Cost effective.
And the story goes on, etc.