Sorry, that's incorrect;
Sorry, that's correct in the specific case I cited - the part about buying turbine time. This pilot had about 1200 hours of Robbie time and no prior helo turbine time and only a few hours of airplane turbine time as a "guest" pilot. If you mean that this would not likely work in the U.K, then I cant argue with that. I think that I was very clear that this example was in the U.S. and was but one instance, not necessarily the norm. Incidentally, this pilot's first EMS job was flying the EC-135 after a suitable training period - no single engine VFR assignment. In any event, IMO, this is a very challenging longshot anywhere, but not out of the question.