Is this really such a simple case of someone who effectively is just a passenger, being asked to take over control for the shortest of times in order to land an R44 at a field location that was a bit tricky for the pilot?
Makes me wonder that if the passenger was any old Joe Soap and the pilot said, "This is a bit tricky, I know you have a few hours under your belt can you give it a try", would anything have come of it?
Are there no news reports from the time of the rescue itself?