Kristian,
        My experience so far with helicopters is somewhat limited ( only on 
the 2nd summer flying it ), I have no real problems with the trimming, it's 
basically fly by the seat-of-your-pants technique ( ha, ha, ha :) ), 
        No, once she gets off the ground I bring her up about 10 - 15 feet to 
give myself enough room for error ( we're no supposed to, but I learned this 
from flying planes ) then once I'm satisfied I bring her down low ( a few 
feet , or eye level )..as for gyro's.  ( I don't have one ) the LMH-100 
doesn't hace an electronic gyro, it's mechanical ( more or less like a fly 
bar system ) they say it stabilizes better than an elec.gyro..lucky me.
        The flying clubs are expensive..( like I said ) for 1 year the price 
is 130$ ( canadian ) about $100 U.S.------->  MONEY..LOTS OF MONEY..so I'd 
rather fly when I want where I want without the huge price.
        I guess if you do install the gyro the wrong way you'll get a wicked 
tail swing...I get somewhat of a tail swing when I throttle up or down due to 
the torque of the engine and the rotor speed which turns the gyro !
        Also I might have a slight advantage of having a non-collective ) 
fixed pitch blades )..less tweeking when I fly..although forward landings are 
fun to master !!!
        If you have the patience to spend time reading and understanding the 
fundamentals of heli's you'll have no problem being a self-taught pilot.  It 
really isn't all that hard..just confidence and practice, practice, 
ractice..
        Take the time you have just to start her up, and hop around..but 
don't throttle up cause you won't have the slightest idea how to get her 
down----> crash = MONEY !! .  Go out and have fun, to be a good heli pilot ( 
I heard ) it takes up to 5 good flying years to be able to master the 
craft...so time and practice seems to be the answer..
        Tell ya the truth..the first time I took my heli out..it took me over 
2 hours just to hop it around..I throtled up just enough to get her light on 
the landing gear ( training gear I made ) and watched how it reacted, I 
triead all controls , front, back and tail swings..to get used to the 
controls and reaction time..( heli's react slightly after you input 
controls..so don't over do it ) then I got courageous enough to bounce it up 
and down ( one or two inches )..now I'm capable of keeping it up about 30 - 
45 second ( seems forever ) but a great feeling......people love it and are 
facinated by it...as  I am each time..
        Got to go...keep me posted if you want..
        ( if your on the I-Net my e-mail adress
        --> steffrou@aol.com
KEEP"ER UP AND UNDER CONTROL....YOU CAN DO IT...IF YOU REALLY WANT TO !!
Bye,
--- Maximus 3.01
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