Viper head by OMI on the YS .91 short stroke

Hi Todd,

I have now sadly returned to the UK and the pissy horrible weather that we enjoy over here :o( Anyway Here are my thoughts about my time with you and Freestyle, use them as you with.

I have been flying for 30 years and helis for the last 7 or 8, I am 51 years old (young) I have been looking at the idea of attending a heli school for the past few years, my progression has become somewhat static, I could loop roll stall turn hover inverted and auto, but I have struggled to progress further. When we organized a family holiday to the US I realised that I was going to be fairly close to the Moorpark site of Todd's Freestyle 3D school, too good an opportunity to miss, and how right I was!

A few exchanged emails between Todd and myself I settled on 3 sessions over a few days with him at Moorpark.

Armed with a Satnav I turned up at Todds place in Moorpark. After a short chat we were loading helis and gear into his truck for the short drive to the 'field'. Those who have met Todd will know what a really nice guy he is, patient, personable and as a bonus he can fly helis much better than most!

Within a few flights Todd had me flying maneuvers that I could only have dreamed of, Piro Flips, funnels, aerobatic auto's, pin wheels, 4 point flips, 4 point rolls, half and halves, inverted flight, death spirals, backward loops, backward rolls, tic tocks in all orientations, and more importantly how to recover when things go wrong, as they inevitably do!

Even when I screwed up (frequently), we just did it again, no drama.

I think the test of a good school is not so much what you do at the school but what you take away from it. I left this review for a few weeks and I have had several 'normal' flying days back in the UK, and I am very pleased to say that I have brought most of the things that I learnt back home. OK it will take plenty of practice until I can perform to complete satisfaction, but I KNOW that I can do it.

Todd, I cannot thank you enough for your time and patience, I hope to be back at some time in the future and show you how much I have learnt, but in the meantime I am proud to tell people ' Todd taught me that'

I would without hesitation recommend Freestyle 3D to any budding 3D pilot young or old.

Thanks again Todd,

Nick Hill
Berwick-upon-Tweed UK