I've talked too Bristows and Scotia about this recently, at the moment they are not recruiting at all. Apparently after Sept.11 and the reductions on pilots the part of the airlines all the ex-helicopter chaps are streaming back fully qualified so there's not much chance for us at the moment until they all go back.. .For a helicopter IR I was quoted anywhere between 25 and 40K Sterling by some 'leading' training organizations. The worst thing is I've got an ATPL but woefully neither UK or JAA and converting it is a nightmare at the moment