of going fast and high? If you want to get handling experience in helicopters you want to spend as much time as you can doing it; 20 kts headwind is a bonus; more T/Os and Ldgs are a bonus; turbulence improves your handling skills and Situational Awareness; limited endurance = SA
'Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out,
shouting 'Holy ****...what a ride!'