I remember (hopefully correct)hydraulics off in a Gazelle placed the pitch lever in such a position that it gave (at the right airspeed) approx 300-500ft rate of decent which then enabled you to concentrate on holding the cyclic. By varying the airspeed you could control the approach onto the ground where you could run on, the only problem then was to get the collective down. The principle is almost the same.. .In the Bell 205 we let it settle and then slow down using the stick to a lower airspeed ( roughly 40kts) and then beep down into a gentle decent. Fighting the collective is a waste of time unless you weigh in at about horse level