I mean seriously, nobody goes from a Robby directly to a 109!
I had the privilege while working for my previous employer of training several pilots who came to us from their CPL(H) training on R22s, often in the States, to do their turbine, twin and IR training. In our case they flew EC135s, but a school at the same airfield offered precisely the same types of course on the A109.
Several of these students were every bit as good as the ex-Military, turbine-all-the-way candidates for whom we offered the last 2 of the courses I mentioned above. Notwithstanding the limitations of the Robinson family, what it CAN produce is pilots with an acute awareness of power limitations, the importance of RRPM control and a constant need to monitor the situation/plan for the worst. I've never flown the type myself, and don't wish to, but I acknowledge that it has been the choice of some very good pilots who will go on to be the future of our industry.