Lots of dithering back and forth about all of this....but perhaps we should consider the concept that if you need a Checklist to start up an aircraft correctly then perhaps you are in the wrong business.
Checklists are supposed to be "Aids" or "Guides" and not replace good old fashioned airmanship....a notion that means you know your aircraft, its systems, and how to properly operate the aircraft.
Lord sakes....how old fashioned are we to think one would know the proper position of the flight controls before rotating blades and why ever would we think one of the two pilots would have their grubby mitts on the those flight controls.
How novel is it to think one. of the things you might consider checking is the actual position of the flight controls?
If you have a Force Trim/Mag Brake and associated Trim Release Switch for the Collective...that one would think to click the switch to ensure the mag brake is set to the physical position of the collective?
If you have a Fllght Control position display on the PFD and still have not tweaked to an unusual Collective or Cyclic position....and have not put your mitts on those flight controls....and you do skip over the Checklist entry that would have told you to check the Flight Controls.....well....I think you are really in the wrong business.
This is just another helicopter and the basic methods and practices do transfer over to new and different types even though there are technical differences in how they are applied....but the concepts are the same.