Here we go again....look I dont know why so many people have a problem with this device....9 out of 10 of them have probably never even seen a co pilot in person much less used it. Or maybe they are getting it mixed up with the Nexstar version which has been known to fly toward the sun and doesnt work very well.

I HAVE used this device, its actually 90% of the reason I successfully learned to fly. Call it a crutch, or whatever you want, but you cant deny that it works. Do you remember the anxiety and "locking up" feelings you had when you first started flying? well the co pilot almost eliminates that feeling. you cant learn when youre stressed out, and the co pilot takes away most of that stress. You call it a crutch, I call it insurance. I can fly fine without it now, but when I was learning, it helped me immensly. Why would you come on this website telling new flyers that it doesnt work, its crap, etc etc? That might just convince them to go out and try and fly by themselves without an instructor, and we all know how that turns out 99% of the time. Is that helping them?

At least try it before you bury it. Its a great tool.