Hey Solo,

Very well put on the small heli, for me it is a bridge between the sim and the B400, exactly.

I also agree with you on the sim. I find myself becoming very complacent on the crashing, and not taking it like I really should, and absolutely conentrate on not crashing, even if I am trying something new...

That being said, I also believe that the sim has been the single most important part of my learning to fly the helis, as I can just plain old get more time in on it than I can 6-8 minutes at at time, IF the weather is good, and IF the heli isn't down for repairs, and IF it isn't too dark outside, etc...you get the picture.

What I have been trying to do of late is alot myself a certain amout of time just to play on the sim...do crazy stuff, inverted, attempt 3D, etc, to get it out of my system, and then I try to practice just as closely as I can to the level that I am actually at on the real thing, which is just simple hovering in all aspects, and some very simple little circuits, usually left to right, and vice versa...

I may actually implement your plan, and put a piggy bank on the computer desk, and make myself pay for the crashes!

Thanks for the insight, and comments, well taken!