Mauna Loa Helicopters, HAWAII
I would definately recommend going to Mauna Loa Helicopters in Hawaii. They have 3 schools on 3 different islands. You can get mountain training done and get the best of everything else that you wouldn't get in one place on the mainland. Valleys, volcanoes, mountains, beutiful scenery. I trained there and then instructed there for over a year. The instructors are fantastic and the owner Ben is a real great person. You will get the best training and also experience some real situations every day, such as mountain wave turbulance up on the way to Waimea airport. They utilise the r22 and r44. Check out there site for more info, just do a google search. They just got accredited a few months ago, one of only 3 schools in the US, after Hillsboro and Bristow. The good deal is that they arn't too heavy on the mil preferential treatment. You are all treated the same.