on21:
I've practised stuck pedal plenty of times in the R22 - may not have got away with it for real, but with the instructor beside you it's easy !
And I think it was easier in the R22 because, at the bottom, pulling power made the nose go right, not left like this example did, so I am surmising based purely on the footage that power was rolled off.
And yes, he was lucky to get away with, but he's walked away which is all that counts.