vaquero, I've heard of unnamed person from unnamed source, who had helicopter commercial and somehow not being able to hover semi-decently. Beats me. Not sure of location of training (and completion), but it was holder of Indian CPL(H), Indian national. That truly is beyond belief.
VF's words from own experience aren't 'PC' in this age, obviously, but how often/far should some stuff be swept under the rug? Anyone interested in India's helicopter ops safety, check out the RWSI's stats on accidents/incidents.