We flew the entire procedure on Instruments....whence our take off from the ground....no need to transition from looking out side to looking back in during a critical phase of the maneuver.
We held Hover Attitude while adding Take Off Power to 100 feet AGL or well clear of Obstacles
Excuse the question from a back seat passenger who rarely works in zero zero
"Flying the entire procedure on instruments" got my attention, because as a back seat passenger I thought most of the instruments were crap until you had some forward speed.
So how do you factor and correct for drift caused by wind if you can't see the ground? Or do you stabilise at a few feet whilst you can still see the ground?
Mickjoebill