Although a bit breezy today, I decided to brave the wind and give hovering a go for the first time. I did pretty well for the most part; after about 3 tanks of gas i was adjusting great for all the changes in the wind etc. Luckily there was a veteran heli pilot out there to grab the controls from me when i lost the thing in the sun at one point. I won't make that mistake again Here's a few pics of a newbie hover.

BTW does the training gear make the heli itself more stable in flight? The other heli pilot said that my nexus actually seemed more stable than his hawk 3. I don't think he'd used the newbie gear before.