As a non professional Pilot--The one thing that stands out is the social leveller that learning to Fly was---The Guys with the Expensive turbines did not look down at the students struggling to master the R22--while you do need money to learn to fly a heli the fact that somebody has money does not mean that they can fly one---Best flying experience was flying the R22 on a stunning day over the Peak District Dams that had been the practice targets for the Dambusters Ruhr Valley raid with the legend that is Mike Horrell---