Hi andTompkins,
its only not hovering, if you jerk around on the controls and disturb the airflow ;-)
O.K., on MTOW it's much more comfy to take off and land with a little forward speed, nevertheless, its doing around 150 kts at MTOW (once airborne).
It's not such a bad machine, as many say. You can have a lot of fun flying it - more fun as with most other helicopters ;-)
Greetings Flying Bull
flying the EC155