In my limited experience the helicopter world is very small and has a disporportionate number of strong-minded, well known individuals.
People form opinions on these 'celebs' often based on third-hand stories rather than personal expriences. As such, I think that any criticism of these celebs should remain what it is, bar-room talk between individuals rather than on a public forum.
Yes, let's talk about the limts of what is demonstrated or taught to students and low-time PPLs, but avoid the personality issue.
So to go back to the subject;
In my PPL GFT I gently took the helicopter into a vortex ring and recovered quickly. The examiner (nameless, but very well known) said "that's not a real VR", climbed back up again and took it into a really fully developed VR. Wild
Taught me a good lesson to keep clear VRs, but I did wonder whether it put massive strain on the machine. any thoughts?