Thanks goaround. Yet ANOTHER possibility to consider, and a good idea. The impression I get is that other countries tend to make far more use of heli than in the UK - where it's used almost as a 'speciality' vehicle - don't know if the guys in the trade would agree with that or not. UK airspace seems to be somewhat crowded ?!?!?
I'm almost certaion that any long term future I would have in helis would be abroad.
Don't want to stray into politics, but the word 'hunting' makes me see red. Glad to hear there's a purpose behind using helis not simply to shoot at things for a laugh.