>"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" <skiddz "AT" adelphia "DOT" net> wrote in
>message news:e96124ddb2db0abvkcn73htqqhe73686g3@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 5 May 2008 14:48:38 -0700, "Stuart & Kathryn Fields"
>> <s...@iwvisp.com> wrote:

>>>I've heard for sometime that the R-22 is harder to fly than the little
>>>ultralite Mosquito.  This past week end I took a 1/2 hr ride in an R-22.
>>>In
>>>my opinion the cyclic in the R-22 with its lack of feel or any kind of
>>>force
>>>feedback is at least an order of magnitude more difficult to adjust to
>>>than
>>>the Mosquito.  Had I tried to lift the R-22 off the grass without the
>>>benefit of an instructor, I would probably have rolled it.  On the other
>>>hand I have soloed two versions of the Mosquito with no trouble.  I think
>>>I
>>>agree with the wags that claim if you can fly the R-22 you can fly
>>>anything.
>>>It took me about 10 minutes before the instructor felt like leaving his
>>>hand
>>>off the cyclic. I now have some stick time in several versions of the Bell
>>>47s, a Brantly, 300CB, several different Safaris, two different Mosquitos,
>>>a Huey UH-1N and the Hummingbird.  To date my pecking order in ease of
>>>flight would start with the Huey, then the Mosquito, then the Brantly, then
>>>a  toss up with the Safaris and the Hummingbird, The Bells and the 300CB
>>>and certainly last the R-22. I did like the governor tho.

>> Perhaps you're just not cut out to be a helicopter pilot and as such,
>> should give me the Baby Belle so it just doesn't sit and collect
>> dust...  :)
>Kevin:  I am taking your suggestion under consideration.  However, I'm kind
>of slow in digging some of the suggestions out of the consideration box.
>Yours may take a considerable amount of considering.
>Stu