Grainger.
I'm in the uneviable position of really wanting to become a career instructor, but can't get the illusive class 1 medical.
I feel similar to you in that I love flying helis (still an amazing feeling), have been hourbuilding, and would love to 'put something back' into the system.
I'd be quite happy to do it the way Whirly suggests; CPL writtens, FI course, and class 2 (Thanks by the way Whirly, for your information), but no remuneration.
But again, same as yourself, would be worried about how this would be percieved. Obviously, you could keep it quiet from other instructors, but the SCHOOL would need to know.
What sort of a view would they take on this. (Any heli schools out there with an opinion on this one)??
G_STRING