This is a great thread, very interesting stuff, having recently completed an LPC on R44, I timed a standard auto from 1000' - from lever down to touchdown it was 46 seconds. This was obviously an intentional EOL, in ideal conditions, with the added security of an instructor by my side, an airfield on the nose, and an entry from the cruise, at an ideal speed. Still this 46 seconds passes by at an alarming rate. I often wonder what I would actually do if I did get an proper reason to complete an EOL with my family on board in not so ideal conditions.
I would be interested in hearing from pilots who have been in this position.