I take Crab's point entirely. When I made my post I was thinking about all those 1500ft straight & level hours I've flown in Robbo's. Of course, in the hover the reaction should be somewhat different (pretty much the opposite, as far as the lever's concerned). Squiffy makes the "Consider the situation" point very well.
Did my R44 renewal this week, and the examiner was, co-incidently, the guy who taught me to fly & we've flown together many times around Europe since so we're very tuned in to each other. I think that's why several un-announced (Well, very late announced ;-) throttle-chops were included to sharpen my skills!
Feels different when it's your own aircraft too, I can tell you!
Holly_Copter