up & back?
tees summed it up but i agree with deltafree, it sounds like an old wives tale!
sure you can see the helipad but do you need to? what about that tree (building or ariel) out the window? and if youve got room and power to back up downwind when towering, why not back up along the ground and tower foward reducing the power reqired,
when these cat A takoffs are used, do you need crewmen hanging out the window watching the tail? and why 100 feet, the less time spent towering the more safer i would think.
remember vortex ring state needs just a little airspeed and a quick decent, just the right mixture.
Shawn Coyle : can you explain the bell slide technique?