Fixed wing driver looking for a little advice
Hi
Ive recently passed my fixed wing ppl, and quite fancy going into helicopters at some point (wallet allowing). Can somebody give me a no bs assessment of what helicopter flying is like? I had a trial lesson which i thought was great, but it seems to me that when you take the controls yourself, the fun goes out of it as youre concentrating so hard keeping the bloody thing in the air. Also, what about safety? Most of my fixed wing friends have warned me away from those "egg whisks" saying there too dangerous; how dangerous exactly? How many hours can i get knocked off the ppl h course with my ppl a (gotta watch the pennies in my case)? And is there such a thing as affordable chopper flying? I say this because looking at a price list, i can get 3 pa28 hours for one r22 hour. Would appreciate some help please.
Cheers
Eoin Carey