It's all very well for 1000 hour plus pilots to say EOLs are not necessary but from my perspective, very necessary. I have done a few and find them buttock-clenching to say the least but if I hadn't done any as part of the PPL syllabus and my engine failed, there is NO WAY I would get out of it alive however good the entry into autorotation. However, at least this way, I feel as if I might have a fighting chance.
Cheers
Whirlygig
PS - can't comment on R22 as I did my training in a Schweizer which seems to be robust enough to be dumped on the ground at speed and with a bit of force
However, you can't have a training syllabus for one aircraft and a different one for others.