John R81,
As usual I agree with you.
May I make the point that it does not follow that a successful businessman cannot make a good pilot. Indeed, I think that a good pilot needs be to be smart person, and it follows that a successful business is (probably) that.
As an Aussie pilot with his own machine, I fly 300-400 hours per year, WAY more than most commercial pilots I know. And most of that is not the 30 minute tourist trips I see the guys at the airport doing day after day. I recently flew to Tasmania and back - 6.5 hours each way and in Tassie the weather changes every 5 minutes (or so it seems). Sun, rain, snow, hail, wind, fog, low cloud etc...and then play that all again !
I also point to my friend Dick Smith, who is a very successful Aussie businessman and a great pilot (aviator ?)...he managed to be successful in business and break a whole bunch of flying records.
All the best,
Arrrj
PS - currently in Spain...either no one has a heli here, or they can't afford to run them ? All I have seen is a EC135 Police machine and only for a few minutes a day.