Geoffersincornwall wrote:
DON'T DO IT.........
...........IN THE HELICOPTER.......
If you are going to rehearse the recovery from VR (Settling with Power if you prefer) then do it in a simulator. You can crash all day and still go home for supper.
It is a required task in the FAA instructor pilot practical test standards. I had demo it dozens of times to my students. And it is required as part of my company annual proficiency evaluation in a real helicopter. If I remember correctly according to the FAA Rotorcraft handbook the minimum recovery altiitude is 1500 ft.