DD, the 'either 500 ME time or BA integrated course grad' may not be just due to insurance reasons, but I'd hazard a guess that maybe half year or more old 'testimony' of one US based pilot, comparing couple years ago and now, saying it's not as busy as used to be. I haven't been there at all, but it's somewhere in rotorheads subforum. To draw the attention of all the North Sea/offshore cojoe hopefuls in case they're not decided to go 'integrated'. Starts to sound familiar with all the fixed wing guys and marketing tactics. Bristow Academy is too big to have machines underutilised.