Hi, I'm André the Pilot. In my late 40s I challenged myself to see if I could build on my existing aviation skills and become a Helicopter Pilot. I have done exactly that and am now progressing forward to my Commercial CPL (H) Licence. Flying has been a passion of mine since I was in my teens and I started out Paragliding, flying around various sites around the South West of England and Wales, and Europe. I had always wanted to progress on to fixed wing or helicopters but finances, work commitments and growing up got in the way. Fast forward 20 odd years and I’m now able to start my training in earnest, with the PPL (H) modular course to progress to CPL (H) I'll be flying a Robinson R22 for the PPL (H) then R44 for CPL (H).
Back when I was first looking at learning to fly helicopters, I found it useful to follow the progress of others online and learn from their experiences, so I hope to continue this with my experiences, covering all the aspects of my flying journey. Safe flying!