Originally Posted by
gipsymagpie
It went to sub-minimum pitch which is below the lowest possible power setting conceived by the manufacturer. So even if you executed as much training you like it was beyond saving from a hover. And we do train for the scenario - a lot.
I think it was at 430 ft? You couldn't get the collective down and the power off and get some forward airspeed and airflow over the fuselage? What did you practice when you train for that scenario since I'm failing to see how it was unrecoverable.