Of course, you may be wrong PurplePitot.
Ack2Main could be the guy who flew an R-4 from India to Burma in the Second World War to carry out the first helicopter casevac.
But for us S-51 pilots (Widgeons here and Dragonflys for our friends across the pond) we most definitely would be having a few beers with our friends if they had been current on instruments.
Previous instrument experience is a life-saver, but you have to be current! We all know professional pilots who have failed an instrument recurrency, and that is an eye opener. Basically you have to work at it to fly safe in those sort of conditions.
I'm sure quite a few of us have gone too far in supposed VMC to get the job done and then had to 'punch up' and go IMC. The grand things in those conditions, if you are current, are that your immediate problem is most probably the radio call; the aircraft handling is second nature.
A current instrument rated pilot should be expected from any passenger who is going to travel in a twin engined helicopter.