I would say that unless you have and use gyros, you should not be responding in this topic. If you are just going to say that it is a bad idea... you have already been heard... now for more open discussion.

I hear guys talking about how using gyros is not flying.... all that stuff... a gyro only does one thing on one axis... if there is UNCOMMANDED motion on that axis... it will counter that motion. It will allow the plane that ground loops to take off and fly as it will counter the wind forces before the pilot even see them. Is it cheating? In a pattern contest yes... if you are flying to look smooth and coordinated no. If you are flying in choppy wind, it may be the only way you could possibly fly.

To the OP... once you have given only aileron command... the plane will continue in straight forward roll and not snap... for that is not a snap command. A snap would be both sticks into the corners, thus all three channels, (aileron, elevator and rudder) would be commanded and the 3-axis gyro over ridden. If you are moving the sticks, you are getting all the motion and the gyro is doing nothing... so you can do anything that you could have done without the gyro.

It was funny last year how an experienced pilot flying an L-4 Grasshopper with rudder gyro was so smooth on takeoffs... he gradually reduced the gain on the gyro... finally removing it... then he was doing the ground loops that we all experienced learning to fly a cub. We all had a good laugh, but the bottom line is... if it saves your equipment from crashes... why not use all the technology available. This is RC Flying, not RC Crashing.

I am starting to use 3 axis gyros... not on everything, but I recognize their value. As the hobby advances, so should you.