Originally Posted by
Cylinder Head
4) Flights involving off airfield landings and "pleasure flying" are not the norm for PPL's and seeking advice from a more experienced pilot/instructor is always worthwhile.
Actually that probably describes 90% of the op's for newly minted, wealthy R44 owners in the US. The FAA says you are qualified to fly confined space landings with a private certificate, and pleasure flying is all you can do by definition.
Mind you I'm not entirely in disfavor of your thought. My own personal limits gauge was indicating near maximum so much after my private checkride that I rolled right into a commercial course of instruction. But not everyone feels that way, even if they should.