Although I don't usually, I have to agree with aa777888 here: The training that most nascent helicopter pilots receive regarding night, off-airport, confined-area ops is deplorable. And that should change. I'm civilian-trained. It wasn't until I started flying charters - with my huge "1,000" hours (wink-wink) that I got to do my first ones. The fact that the company trusted me not to crash and kill some "very important people" seems insane now. But that was then (1982). Fortunately, I had good instructors in the late 1970's when I was coming up - guys who were recently back from Viet Nam. Those guys really knew how to fly. What they taught me obviously saved my life many times over the years.
And so, yeah, if you're going to go paved runway to paved runway... then use an airplane. But if you're going to use a helicopter to do things that helicopters do, then you should get the necessary training. Unfortunately, it is not currently provided.