LK,
Living in Fence you would make more use of any sort of Heli than a fixed wing, it will be a little more expensive to get the ticket but then it dos'nt sound like you will worry about that, plus if flying in bad weather is what you want you still have the ability in a bigger Heli with more get out of jail possibilities if its too rough and stormy ( ie land almost anywhere)
Peter R-B
Lancashire