Funnily enough I do exactly the same as Whirly. . The school likes a bit more classroom time but I judge that by the level of glazed expressions.
Fixed wing just seems to be another world.
As far as the legality of it all goes; why would anyone want to change things when they work fine as they are? A half hour public transport trip would cost a fortune not to mention the paperwork.
Sending a PPL in an R22 with a nervous/jumpy trial lesson does not even bear thinking about!
Last year - R22, PPL with father-in-law, camera strap, cyclic . .
Lighten up DFC