I had been flying planks for 10 years and had a group share in a Piper Cherokee. One of the co-owners had just got his PPL(H) and offered to take me for a flight in an R22. I had never been interested in helicopters and thought I would hate it. We flew the London heli-lanes and he let me take control - and I was hooked. From there came a PPL, mostly from training in Florida, followed by a share in an R44 and a CPL and Instructor rating.