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

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue:

The helicopter behaves unrealistically:
(Fresh boot, fresh installation, no addons, no mods)
The helicopter tends to drift to the left when hovering in an open field without wind. To keep it still, I have to keep it to the right with a roll angle of approx. 3° to 5°.

On final approach to a raised platform, it spontaneously turns 90° to the right. For no apparent reason. No winds, no gusts, no rudder pulses. Regardless of the approach direction, regardless of the approach speed.

If applicable, which aircraft is experiencing this issue:

It has occurred most strongly with the H125 and somewhat more moderately with heavier helicopters such as the Skycrane
[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
No mods. No addons

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

permanently

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Start free flight. Set the H125 Helicopter to any location. Set wether to no winds, clear sky. Start hovering. Try to hold still. Drifting occurs.
Approach any platform, while sth like 10 to 30 ft above, the heli turns right as if gusts cought it.

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are you using, if relevant:
Titanwolf Hotas

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
no dev mode, no changes

[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use?
RTX 4070

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Win11, 32 GB Ram @3200 MHz, VR Mode using HP Reverb G2 (btw bring back the Windows VR Portal!!!)

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