YEp when I come off an adrenaline rush it comes pouring out the keyboard!

Seriously tho, I do need to contain the bird better. That whole paragraph was only about a few seconds out of 3 full packs of very enjoyable, mellow figure 8's and meanderings, and scores of feather landings, but I'm NOT ready to shed the training gear yet.

Certainly, the next pack will be just hovering around again, getting back into the zone, making sure the machinery is still good.

AFter that, more figure 8's, as long as there is no wind! Its GREAT FUN! With this maneuver, you get to practice tail control, coordinated turns, left and right, flat, climbing or descending, flares, a couple straight runs - a very cool show! AND the bird is pretty much never all the way nose-in, so its pretty easy to maintain orientation. Another advantage is that when you are gaining speed, you are moving toward the center of the flight area, and have the whole other side to slow down and turn. I was pretty comfortable except for those two torture spots! [X(]

TEX ! ! BRo sorry man I just read about your Blade and there I went with my bologna!@! I feel bad now,.,

Remember, a heli that dies while inverted goes straight to heli-valhalla!

Looking forward to reading about your AXE CP!!