can someone explain to me why - when finding oneself inadvertently in IMC, and not sure if you are still below MSA, the immediate procedure is not to slow to as near to stationary, pull collective and climb near vertically to above MSA
Helicopters are inherently unstable and the huey has no stability augmentation. In forward flight the aircraft is more stable due to the slip stream effect on the tail fin and fuselage, and less power is required because you are above effective translational lift speed. I think that 60 KIAS is about the best rate of climb speed for the UH1.