As of this summer I have been flying RC for 40 years. About 3 years ago I found that I was having trouble keeping tail dragers straight on takeoff. My reflexes had slowed down ( 71 years old) enough that short coupled tail draggers such as my Escapade 40 were getting hard to handle on takeoff. I tried a GY401 gyro on the rudder and it solved the problem. I got some static from the guys at the field but I continued to use it. Now I have either a GY401 or the new GYA430 on the rudder of all my tail draggers making my takeoff runs straight and safer. Just last week we had a discussion at the field and no longer did I hear guys putting down their use but some of the guys were actually interested in my setup. In the near future I expect to see others using them for rudder control for takeoffs.

Bruce