I was expecting our knowledgeable forum member Mr. J Boyle to be the expert in providing the answers, but am still waiting! :eagerness:

Don’t look at me!
To me. all non-enclosed seat types all look more or less alike….basically latter-day Bensons.

At our local field there is a fancy enclosed one. I tried to ask the owner a question but he didn’t seem too interested. He flies it a lot but never leaves the pattern. That might tell us something. 🙂
As a kid I wanted one, but in the 80s a friend was killed flying his (a low time pilot got into PIO and the blades hit the tail), so that rather cooled me on the concept.

Good to hear the guy got fired.
Yes, he can have a beef with the way the government does things, but to drag your employer into a pointless headline-making stunt is inexcusable for a government employee.