Good discussion still, unfortunately wont be ale to make the safety evening tonight, looking forward to the next one.
Going back to the off airfield landings I would love to get the students to do more, unfortunately training flights need to be "licensed airfield to licensed airfield" so to show the most useful aspect of the heli i.e. if the weather turns crap land the thing I have to bend the rules !!!! surely this needs changing, apart from the fact alot of people are anti helicopter and I dont want complaints from the neighbours.
As far as the inadvertant IMC goes yes its press on itis but its all down to education. I make the point more thn once its a get you out of the crap that you definately should not be in technique.
Heres an interesting point....talking to a guy with an fixed wing IR PPL and doing his heli PPL says the heli appeals more as he would be willing to fly in worse weather in the heli than the fixed wing???!!!!
Have a good evening at redhill