Rotorbee - Airbus are exactly the people who should get into that fight, as are other big helicopter manufacturers - they are the ones with all the test pilots, wind tunnels and calibrated aircraft who could test and call foul on Vuichard.
Yes, they said it might be a better option only if you are downwind but they should clearly state that fully developed VRS is NOT recoverable in 50 to 100' as Vuichard et al keep claiming.
I understand the concern about stresses on the aircraft but the UK Mil were teaching full VRS in the Sea King until 2000 and no bits fell off doing it.
I fully agree with your comments re SWP - if someone used the Vuichard technique in that condition it would get worse very quickly.
Vuichard is a con but people see a way of monetising the threat of VRS with a 'training' package to save you from it - what a world we live in..............