Seems like this is just a case of old dogs not willing to learn a new trick. I have been trained in the Vuichard method in the 206, 135, 109 and the 407 and it's a much quicker recovery. You people need to stop hyperventilating over this and go train on it. Nothing dangerous about it.
What rate of descent did you have when you initiated the recovery and what was your height loss during recovery?