B-S,you`d need a very long pole to try that on the Sycamore,as the `stops are above the rotorhead...
Well described by FED the eccentricities of learning to fly it...known to put hairs on your chest or even other parts...
Apart from the Gazelle,it`s the only helo in which one was taught `max rate turns`..full power ,crank the bank and pull.....
Even had wind-up windows and leather seats,well polished of course,and that certain characteristic perfume` je ne sais quoi` when getting aboard....
You were taught to `play it by ear` listen to the `song of the Leonides ensemble behind you`,and the whistling of the woodwinds(blades !),and if it`s out of tune, it`s DOWN(collective),OFF(engine),Up to 2(degrees of collective)...
Ahhhhh...nostalgia,ain`t wot it used to be...baby helo pilots now don`t know they`re born.....