If the cyclic is let go the R22 will actually return itself to a position other than the original, in that it will fall in a heap on a different piece of ground than it took off from. Statically neutrally stable?
It will also stop pitching, yawing and rolling eventually (when it hits the ground)
so maybe it is Dynamically stable after all.
What it isn't is Structurally stable as it will be in a number of pieces when it stops.
And likely so will be its Pilot.
Am I making a joke out of this?
Maybe, but if it gets the message over then is it wrong to do so?
900hrs or not, Mr CFI might not get to 1000
if he keeps doing this. A point of note is that during my training in both UK and later
in NZ for the NZ inst rating I learned of the deaths of TWO of my (current then)instructors. Both of them where the 'Cavalier' type, although wonderful chaps and good pilots.
Think on ......