More on being downwind to demonstrate Vortex Ring State.
I'm not sure where or when I picked up on having to be downwind to get this to work. All I know is that having done it many times starting downwind and having it work reasonably well, and tried it several times into wind and having no results, is that downwind works well for the demonstration.
The aim of the demo is to educate the student on what the symptoms of VRS are, not explore the depths of the monster.
Avoidance should be the key!!
I've investigated at least one accident where VRS was the culprit and the board of inquiry didn't even consider it - shows how little the matter is understood.
This thread is actually pretty awesome in what it is explaining, and I'd like to thank Nick Lappos especially.