headsethair,
You are certainly right that there is lots of middle ground, and one should fly appropriate to the type he is strapped into.
I just want to be sure that we don't tar all helos with the brush invented to excuse the bad behavior of a few. While a test pilot for a manufacturer, I had to stop an effort by the FAA, fueled by Bell, to have that LTE Advisory Circular regurgetated into the flight manuals of all helos. This would have been the ultimate victory for the apologists, and a defeat for those who think we might actually try to fix the helo instead of blame the pilot, even if only on alternate Tuesdays.