Gyros are no good!

Says the group of guys with ZERO experience with them.

The gyro does not fly the plane. A poor pilot will still receive poor scores. I remember back when dual rates were a controversial thing!

A gyro will help keep an airplane from bouncing around as much in turbulent conditions. You still have to fly the plane.

A top level trimmed aircraft would IMO not benefit at all from the addition of a gyro. In fact, it would likely degrade the performance. But like the other poster commented, maybe in the Club class, Sportsman and Intermediate?

Our club does a lot of classic pattern, and the introduction of gyros (yes we allow them) has opened the door for pilots that would otherwise struggle to learn the required skills. This is especially true of our more "senior" pilots. We aint getting any younger. Seems like a way to grow participation to me.

Robert