Tis a considerable while since I did ab-initio instruction, but I would be interested to know whether VFR's experience is typical of what happens these days [in the UK]. When I learnt and when I instructed ab-initio on R22s pretty much every sortie finished with an EOL, if there was a decent wind. Is that no longer true?
The grass v. hard surface thing seems to be pretty much a "which side of the Atlantic" are we kind of thing. The disdavantage to EOLs on tarmac/concrete is that you wear out shoes and damage skids. I believe that places like the Bell factory fit special extended shoes. You certainly learn to keep it straight on grass or suffer the consequences.
I have over 2000 hours in an R22, most of it instructing, but getting on 10 years ago. This experience counts for nothing re: EOLs. Currency is the key IMHO.
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