Welcome!
Out of curiosity, can I ask a question? I can understand (just about...
) doing all yer training in a turbine if you have 'means'. But why the LongRanger rather than just a Jetbox/EC120/Enstrom 480?
It might be good, sound advice from your instructor, but it's not immediately obvious to me. I've never flown a LongRanger (although the rating is the same as a 206 as long as you undertake 'differences' training), but I've heard the early LR models are more involved to fly.