Jack,

Don't worry about the gyro. I flew mine 6 times w/o it. Then I added it with only about 15% gain. Not much of a difference because gain is so low! The wiggle on landing is really not much. In fact, I am tempted to just unplug the darn thing and fly it again w/o the gyro.

Good luck on first flight. You will love it. Just remember that it will balloon when you put the gear down if going too fast, so slow it down or be ready for it.

Mike Jensen