I agree it was a perfectly sensible AD when it was engineer inspect every 24 hours but for the last few weeks it has had to be done every 24hours again by an engineer . Just like you i found the AD which says a pilot can do it but apparently the FAA have now made it an engineer !!! For me that is impossible as there are no engineers close by !! Also look close at the AD as it covers more than just the Mk11 and C models i believe .
I hear that Heliwork have just managed to get a change to 10 hours inspection by engineer .....