I can tell by many of the comments that practically no one posting has actually installed a currently available gyro system, set it up and tuned it. I work a lot with the club members at my field and I have installed gyro systems in several members models. We allow them in Classic pattern models and I know for a fact it has helped keep several club members to remain active and enthusiastic about RC Aerobatics.

The comments that gyros will drastically change airframe design are also, IMO, incorrect. To get a full flight control system that would mimic systems in current day fighters takes a whole slew of sensors that could be easily legislated. I'm not even sure the servos today are good enough for the task. Update rates for those kind of systems are really high. Maybe it's a direction the event could go but it's a long way from that with today's available systems. Someone made the comments about helis and quads. Well, helis grew quite a bit with the switch to flybarless and the reduction of parts count and cost. I fly helis a lot and I sure wouldn't want to go back. Quads are probably the largest segment in the hobby today and they wouldn't exist without gyros. I fly FPV race quads a lot and I sure do enjoy them.

I do agree with the post that says we should seriously be looking at following the example of Classic and SPA and promote a section of RC Aerobatics to one-manuever-per-pass style of flying. This along with restrictions to the equipment to control costs is really the only thing that might bring some to competition. The way it is now is certainly not doing it. As I wrote in my article I see the inclusion of gyros as a way to reduce the cost of a competitive model. Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong. All I know is doing nothing like the current state is not going to help.