The best rates I've seen were at Zemlock Helicopters at Chino Airport in
Chino Ca. I told a CEO from a Canadian firm about it and he went there with
his camper and walked away with his rating. The rate last I looked was
$145/hr dual and a lot of free ground school. I did my helo add-on there.
I also parked and told the guy I was looking for a particular piece of paper
and would leave when I found it. They use a Bell 47 which is a bit of a
pussy cat compared to the R22 and Schweitzer 300CB.
I built and am flying what amounts to a Safari helicopter and having a ball.

Stuart Fields
Builder, Pilot and Broker for the Safari Kit Helicopter.
"Hammer" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 02:42:27 GMT, rotorcfiwannabe
wrote:


Question for you experts out there...

I am a fixed wing pilot with 1000+ TT, MEI, CFII, CFI

I have a couple of hours helicopter time. I would like to eventually
get my rotorcraft CFI rating. I understand this would require getting
my rotorcraft add on.

1) What is the best way of getting from where I am now to a rotor CFI ?
(by best I mean cheapest)

2) Do I go direct to Commercial rotorcraft or do I have to get Private
rotorcraft ?

Commercial add on, 50 hours.

3) Do I do a ride for the rotorcraft CFI ?

yes, and an oral

4) Is there a good school where I can get all of these ratings quickly
and efficiently in an intensive training program ? I don't want to do a
couple of hours a month.

See the ads in Rotor & Wing

5) Any guesses as to costs ? $$$ ?

I'd figure around $150 to $225 hourly depending on if your are in a
R-22 or H-300

6) Does anybody anywhere rent a helicopter anymore, or is it just dual
instruction ?

There are places out there that will rent to you.

7) Does it make more economic sense for me to buy a used Hughes 269 and

train in it, then sell it when I am done training ?

No

I am not doing this as a career, just because I love helicopters.

Its an expensive hobby.

thanks in advance for the help !