212man.....someone will come along with his pocket full of colored pencils and explain exactly how wrong we are on this. We seem to have embraced the KISS method of helicopter flying....that being "Keep It Simple Stupid!" which surely confuses heck out of CFS indoctrinated folks. The mere thought of using such a dangerous device as an "Attitude Hold" feature within 500 feet of the ground must strike fear into the Checklist Readers that lurk around this place.
Yet....the very same bunch will happily let a Sea King do so in a hover at night over a Sonar Pinger.