Basically, yeah. And it is pretty simple and it has been done before by Exos Aerospace (formerly Armadillo Aerospace of John Carmack): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G9dJ3IQQVk

... the helicopter recovery of stuff falling by parachute from space bit has also been done before with the Corona capsules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2YQqAnEN_0