Originally Posted by cessnasey
if the engin fails on a cessna, there is still hope.
Originally Posted by monkeybdg
Helicopters = engine failure is bad news
Ahhh, the power of ignorance! Don't believe everything that you hear in the 'clubhouse'. I can imagine that cessnasey and monkeybdg haven't even ever sat in a helicopter, let alone flown one.
For the record, the Bell 206 Jetranger is statisically the safest single engine
AIRCRAFT in the world. Yep, safer than all of those Pipers and Cessnas etc etc.
My best advice: have an hour's Trial Lesson in both, then make up your mind. I'd start with the fixed-wing first, if I was you. Helicopters might be more expensive, much more challenging to learn to fly but they are more useful (the number of potential landing sites is practically unlimited) and, at the end of the day, much more fun!
Tin hat on.
Hope this helps,
B73
PS Before everyone jumps on my back, yes, I have soloed a Piper Warrior. So, yes, I am in a position to make comparisons... 