The primary reason for looking at this option is the guy who wants to learn on it is only in his first year of college & its grand being able to fly now while he has access to a Heli, but when college is over & he has to fend for himself in the big bad world, the heli probably won’t be available, if a mortgage is on the books & just starting out with a crap job to make his way in the world, flying probably won’t be possible for a good few years & at least then his money spent on an FAA PPL(H) won’t be totally wasted when he can afford to fly again. Get a medical, for safety do a few hours with someone & you are up up and away………
I accept some people are anti FAA pilots flying around Ireland & the UK, but it not something that is going to change in the near future.