Just my short comment from the UK,
however you obtain your PPL(H) it needs to be done so you learn through the entire envelope of of ground to sky and back with complete competence , if you dont do it that way.. you WILL become a number on a sheet of deaths caused by accidental impact with mother Earth.
So do it right ..or not at all ...or hire a pilot to take you on your adventures..!
Peter R-B
Lancashire