Topendtorque, I don't think it's the role of any check pilot to 'ambush' pilots into any type of scenario. Ambush? Like pull into a hover, whip the nose downwind, pull on the collective until the helicopter falls through and starts spinning around and the horn comes on and then cross your arms and say "you've got it"? What the hell kind of checkride is that?
If you're a check pilot I bet you would only do that once. You know why? Because once you get back on the ground (assuming you're still alive) and have had a chance to change into some clean underwear, you will resolve to never, ever, do that again. And that's what this pilot did. It's called learning from your mistakes.
Sure, it would be good to go over some basics with your check pilot after an incident like this and then go out and practice some recovery from VRS techniques but certainly not in the manner you describe.
Last edited by Revolutionary; 5th Nov 2007 at 19:42.