Originally Posted by
SansAnhedral
Interesting that Sikorsky decided to show a video ostensibly demonstrating "hover agility" while instead actually flying with not-insignificant flight speed. Rolling maneuvers coupled with forward speed are not the same as static hover having to overcome static inertia. Plus the real elephant in the room is yaw - a rigid coax is absolutely a dog in that category which is something historically ascribed to tiltrotors until V-280. This clip most certainly does not illustrate Level 1 HQ in pitch or roll, nor would I ever believe that claim in yaw.
If the SB-1 could match anything like its competition from a hover like below, I am sure they would have shown it by now. It's been 3 years since their (> year late) first flight for crying out loud.
I also note that it looks like they did not start or stop the pusher while airborne, a feature they've touted in the past, but kept it running the whole time, even on the ground.