Rotorbike,
Thanks - I need another 100 hours before I could go on the FI course anyway (300 total), it's also cheaper than renting an R22 ($120/hour compared to $165/hour).
I'm getting the impression the hours are not seen as pucker (geniune) in some way, even by prospective employers. I would have thought this would be more valuable experience than hopping in an R22 for 100 hours doing the $200 hamburger? Is that not so..?