Irlandes,
The pun was intentional, I settled upon it easily.
Shawn,
The maneuver that you describe sounds like a way to force the rotor into VRS with a combination of desent and deceleration, all quite par, for it forces the downwash/upwash fight that creates VRS.
Coyle mentions this as one of the scenarios that the V-22 can possibly find, where little ROD is needed.
I, too, find the need to be downwind interesting, but I assume that you have really decelerated to effectively zero velocity, and perhaps even a bit rearward. This could also explain the wobbling, as you pass through ETL and then into rearward flight. Where is that omni-directional airspeed system to help settle this powerful discussion?
Nick