Ben,
IO often gives very good advice. However, irrespective of how many hours fixed wing experience he has, please DON'T go believing that small helicopters such as the Gazelle are "all weather" machines.
They are most definitely NOT, any more than are small fixed wing aircraft. Even relatively experienced pilots (some of them ex-military) have found that out the hard way....
The least expensive way to get aviation experience is in the least expensive aircraft. Most folks begin on FW and go on to get their rotary licence later and I wouldn't disagree with that. (There is at least one contributor here who didn't - she is, no doubt, just about to remind me
).