Good to hear so many people really enjoy their helicopter flying. I'm happy to say that after 40 years of it, I still find it fun.
Whirly.
As you come from North Wales, RAF Valley used to run a great mountain flying course in the Snowdon area. I know the mountains are not very high there but quite often height is not the major problem. The main problem in my experience has been to work out precisely what the wind is doing and for some reason we could have 50 knots in the hills and only 10 knots at Valley, so it is very easy to get sucked in. Many of the 10000+ feet landings I've done were easier than the ones around Snowdon. If you are still allowed to fly in that area, I highly recommend it.
