bit of thread creep here but as for meeting up, the problem will be geographic. Maybe have a few people arrange meets in a few different locations in Uk, or at least try to encourage more people to talk/discuss all things heli's. It tends to just end up a slanging match on web forums and that's not the aim. There are safety evenings run at flying schools etc but i'd want this different. Inherent risks of heli's etc????
I just know we will read about more bad news this year on pprune and no doubt some will know the people involved.