Wow! the 5000 feet hovering certainly pricked some egos. I was exaggerating when I said 5000 feet. I did spend a few weeks in a Schweizer 300, with 3 on board, hovering between 2 & 3000, 20 mins at a time for a total of around 5 hours a day, over one of the busiest airports in America. That was hard work, and very cramped.
Remember, hovering means one spot over the ground, not necessarily zero airspeed. If you're not comfortable with OGE hover, do it with an instructor for a while and practice engine failures in that situation.