Have just looked at the accident report, and it states that the pilot had clocked 8 hours in the last two years, and only 50 minutes flying in the previous 90 days before the crash.
I assume (hope) that doesnt include the 2 x 25 minute flights he undertook just before the fatal flight? Either way, I'm not so sure about the wisdom of taking your loved ones for a pleasure flight in one of the world's most unforgiving helicopters with that very low level of currency.
Up here we require that all pilots wanting to self-fly go up at least once a month, otherwise they have to take a check ride with an Instructor. Is this the norm? What requirements do you self-flyers out there have to do to get your hands on a local Robbie?