Helicopters jump in and out of ground effect when near raised platforms, the CFD is not calculating the drop

What QA? Have you seen the general state of everything in the game? Pretty much everything in terms of power in helicopter flight model is grossly exaggerated, VRS - just add cyclic, it has enough power to pull you out, fresh air flow - the moment you gain 2kts IAS you have a burst of lift that is enough to go up hundreds of ft/m.