Cpl/ir(a) => Ppl(h)
I have CPL/IR(A) and had been thinking of doing PPL(H) for just the fun. I already have a bit of "unofficial" time on Seakings and Pumas from squaddy days and also a trial flight on R44 which was great fun and got me really hooked. But I was a bit surprised after the R44 trial to find that my fixed wing experience only excuses me from five hours from the 42 hour minimum PPL syllabus. I read on another thread that helicopter pilots normally solo after eight hours or so - so what will I be doing for the remaining 30 hours of the PPL syllabus? OK, I am sure emergencies and autorotation etc are a handful for a fixed wing pilot - but all the nav/radio/airmanship stuff is not different, or is it? Grateful for any enlightenment from helicopter instructors!