Well done I'd say. They kept their heads and solved the problem. Arguing about whether it was the best solution is something we do only to help better prepare for or prevent a repeat.
AA777888, please remember that there are a lot of options between cruise and hover. LTE, downwash, high power demand, and the fact that a true hover at several thousand feet above the ground is impossible to accomplish make an attempt to do so very dangerous. With no usable references (too far away) it is all too easy to start sliding rear or sideward and, as SAS said, an imperceptible descent could become VRS in a flash.
Slow to a minimum controllable airspeed to reduce the wind strength and let the folks in the back do what they need to.
And, just me and my opinion, but I'd rather fly the no tail rotor autorotation down than try to jump out of a jetbox in an auto and look up at those blades!
Aesir, I agree about the best section of video.