Originally Posted by
Thomas coupling
OK,
I'll try and muster the humility of being patient with this freeloader, sorry - dream chaser....
IF you insist on flying helos, just like a car, you need a license. There are no legal shortcuts.
You become legal to fly and then you go solo - simples.
In europe that will cost you 40-50hrs @ around £20k.
The aim of going thru a regulated process is to stop people like you getting airborne in a shed when no-one is looking and killing your mate or family who you have with you.
Do it properly .....or not at all.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ot-unqualified
He only asked about flying solo, you arrogant nitwit.
As you progress through the training, at some point your instructor will deem you competent to solo. It may be 15 hours, maybe 30, maybe never. Say you solo at 20 hours and decide to stop. You are perfectly free to do so. You can come back and start again at any time. Yours hours will never "expire" but much of what you learned you will have to relearn, depending on how long of a break you take.