JCaste, I think what vtol was referring to was the fixed pitch, sheet balsa bladed side-by-side rotor style 'gyro. The blades are easily built of flat sheet balsa, have no camber to carve and there is no direct control of the rotor head tilt or pitch. The aircraft are controlled by standard rudder and elevator control. I've built a couple, a friend of mine has built numerous versions of them and yes, they are easier to fly, simply because of the orientation issue. I.M.O. they look and fly more like a conventional aircraft in flight than a single rotor D.C. 'gyro does.

I like my new single rotor D.C. 'gyro very, very much but there have been times when I've had trouble with visual orientation and have almost lost it a couple of times when I was talking to a spectator and temporarily lost concentration. Never had that problem with a twin rotor 'gyro.

My 2 centavos worth anyway!