I’ve only just gone and done it… Booked my helicopter trial flight! Possibly the most expensive mistake I’ll ever make, as they say once you’ve had a go you’ll be addicted. That said, I think I’m already an addict, with an unhealthy obsession for all things helicopter growing noticeably over the last couple of years, fueled by a few pleasure flights, some flight sim action and reading a fair bit of technical info about helicopters and flying them.

After a lot of deliberation and some encouragement from my loving girlfriend, I’ve decided to go for it and try to get my Private Pilots License for Helicopters, often abbreviated to PPL(H). Ultimately the final decision to go for the license or not will come after the trial flight, but I think the chances of being discouraged by my first taste of flying a helicopter are pretty slim. Time, and the entries on this blog, will tell.