Originally Posted by
SASless
But with two sets of Rotors...how many possibilities of VRS are there....Forward head only, Aft Head only, both Heads involved?
It's certainly possible. I know an RAF Chinook pilot who had a student get both fore/aft into VRS on final for a pinnacle landing in Afghanistan.
Originally Posted by
Vertical Freedom
I have many times tried & tested this method on a 350, 125, 130, 206, 407 & G2 & it didn't work at all in fully developed VRS,
VF - not to dispute your experiences, but I personally have had good results from sideways recoveries, even at late VRS stages - that's in a Squirrel and G2 - as you say, only testing, no real-world brown underwear scenarios. Side note; I know a few instructors here in Switzerland that also have played around with both techniques over time and found the Vuichard recovery to be the better option assuming no obstacles.