LOL...Rick...that ain't boring...kinda funny really. I had a run in with some brit AV8B harrier pilots once...they were on my flight line, they follow MY rules. I think it was more the fact they were arrogant fighter pilots than the fact that they were british...so you jarred my memory of that incident. I see his point with the Raptor...he's looking to get you experienced and comfortable with rotary flight, and even the 450 isn't that stable of a platform, but the Raptor is.....he's a smart man, LISTEN to him. Fly the Raptor, forget all the other stuff until you can fly the Raptor in any orientation with confidence. He knows what he's talking about.