It is another example of dumbing down!
Gov off, autos to the ground, demonstrating the low g issue with the R22 (and how it is a non event when dealt with correctly) these are the exercises that should be flown by the student. If they scare a few off then maybe it will save a few lives! Anyone can do an auto to the hover, it is the last ten feet that make the difference on the phone call you make afterwards.
If you have been trained fully in how to deal with events in the air then you are much better prepared should the modern reliability of your equipment fail.
Having recently done a CRM refresher it was amazing to see how many recent accidents (f/w and rotary) would have been avoided had the pilots been less reliant on automatics and gone back to basics......trouble is it seems that some of the basics are not allowed to be taught anymore.