Starting Heli Flying
Hi, new to this particular forum (usually found in FW areas).
I had an epiphany moment the other day, whils handling a helicopter in STN. Not only did the pilot look super cool, he also demonstrated some seriously good flying and i thought 'that's what i want to do!!'
Now, i know a lot more about FW and absolute squit all about helicopters so i'm hoping that someone here might point me in the right direction for where i might begin.
I'm presuming it starts with a trial flight but where do i go from there? How much is a PPL(H)? How long does it take to train? How much is a commercial heli licence? How long does that take? Can you do heli flying and fixed wing without compromising yourself/safety/aircraft etc?
Any help would be so much appreciated...as i said, it was an epiphany moment so i may be barking up the wrong tree completely.
Many thanks in advance
Chile