Well said Biggles, you have just about summed it up correctly. I have been in fw groups for many years and still have a share in a nice little aircraft which I hardly ever get to fly. However I also have my own R22 which is my baby and I am very very choosy about who flies it simply because things can go pear shaped so quickly in rotary flight compared to fw. Heaven knows I have nearly been there myself!
I would be quite happy to let a very well known and trusted pilot fly my R22, but as I am not in any clubs and almost never go to airfields I only know one -who uses it as much as I do. A web resource which enabled me to find local pilots who I could get to know and trust would probably persuade me to open the doors a bit more.