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109 for six years and 3000 hours flight time.  Dispatch relilability was 98.4%. Good to have a mechanic look at it daily, keep the swash plate greased at 25 hours or after flying in rain (I know, what a deal), preflight well, stay ahead of things, operate it within its envelopes.  Had very good SPIFR experience with it.  

Not a machine to fly and forget but knowing that is really all a reputable operation needs to keep it going quite nicely.