Anyone know if the new GXI is heavier than the standard GX?

Guessing heavier for all the IFR stuff...

But the IFR stuff is confusing to me... Single engine Helicopter you had to fly and be able to land if your engine fails.... so you kind play hop scotch kinda sort of...  how would that work in the IFR enviroment... you lose your engine then what....  

very question.

Only to be told in the IFR environment it does not matter.

Those same people say Cessna's have been flying for years like that.

I guess they missed aerodynamics 101 and the law of conservation of energy.

what you learned in aerodynamics 101 that is so relevant

What advantage does an SE airplane have over a SE helicopter IMC during an engine failure? The key to a successful out come in either case would be what the ceiling is.  If its low...say 500ft...neither will have much room to manuever but the helicopter will need much less room for a successful landing.  If either are on a ILS with a 200 ft ceiling, when the engine quits, both are pretty much screwed when they break out although the helicopter would at least have time to flare over whatever it is they are over at the monent.

Yes the gxi is heavier.  Over 150 lbs.

there are a ton of ifr aircraft that are single engine.  show me in the far where it says second engine.  The number of engine failures in ifr flight is basically negligible.  

The IFR portion of the GXi is via an STC which includes the 3axis AP, dual pitot, dual generators, etc.  Plenty sold without.