Why not take a week off and do it in USA ? You could get your FAA licence in that time and it is a far more useful one than the CAA i am afraid. No really daft day long type ratings , no extra night rating and if you buy a heli got yourself over here it will probably be much cheaper on the N as well . (not that it makes any difference as you can fly N or G in this country on your FAA licence) I think the medial may last up to 3 yrs as well versus 2 but may be wrong.....
I have no axe to grind as i have both , but the FAA is very useful if i get inadvertantly out of currency on any one type ....or just become illegal due to not fully understanding the daft requirements of our CAA , which seems to be a common occurrence amongst us all on this site . Just look at type ratings etc for 206,L1,L2,L3 and 4 ..multiple types on a licence etc etc
With my FAA licence i am always legal
