Back to Danny of Houston who started this thread. Now the brutal reality - the helicopter market is a completely different one from just five years ago.
There are many experienced instructors in the US who are desperately trying to find any job just to continue to build time but there aren't any. To make matters worse, most operators are asking for a minimum of 100 hours in the last 12 months. You'd never see this requirement in good times - only the employed can find jobs now. The unemployed stay unemployed.