I would, of course, defer to those here who are better informed about CAA and its policy, but I am surprised about those helicopter allowances given by BEagle.
It was always my view that a helicopter was "flying" as soon as the main rotor(s) were engaged - skids or no skids. There are several reasons that could be argued for that. So an allowance for one should logically be applied to the other. But when did it make sense to put logic and CAA in the same sentence?
Certainly, SAR/SH sorties with a dozen or more landings and take-offs are logged from start to finish without deductions for time with wheels/skids in contact with terra firma. What's the difference?