Originally Posted by
aa777888
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.
When you decide to spend your cash to fly recreationally, if on-field operations is all you intend doing, then you buy a fixed-wing.
When you go the rotary route, the intention is to squeeze it into as small a space as you're comfortable doing.
Sometimes it even fits.
