My experience is that the 'add full power" -part of the sideways exit method is not necessary for the exit of VRS. It's there to have all the power in use at the moment the rotor exits the VRS. The exit itself can be accomplished with SOME power applied. I guess that different helicopters react quite differently to VRS, the R44 beeing quite stabel in 1500-2000 ft/min descend where adding max power even for extended period of time does not help. The R44 stays responsive to the cyclic and, here my experience ends, would probably come out of VRS with any long term cyclic input even regardless of collective position. With other helicopters your milage may vary, especially if the cyclic authority is compromised.
Last edited by mechpowi; 29th Mar 2024 at 19:21.