won't the coning angle increase gradually?
As you say, the helicopter will not come to a four foot hover, then all of a sudden the coning angle increases increasing aoa and lift.
The effect is present incrementally throught the motion as so is adjusted for continuosly. There's no up and down with the lever malarchy.
(last time i tried contributing to anything like this is was plainly clear i'd have trouble finding my a*se with both hands.)