[Hawkeye's-911T]

By Flieger: Downside was the pronounced gyroscopic effects that coupled climbing and yawing making for interesting handling.

Too true - the aviation guys on the board will point out that any inputs on the joystick/control column end up being 90 degrees removed from the desired effect. (the Sopwith Camel gained some notoriety in this regard). This is to say yaw inputs became pitch control & thusly pitch inputs controlled yaw. Right on the joystick - the aircraft pitches down; left on the stick - aircraft pitches up. It has often been pointed out that pilot induced oscillations arising from these confusing effects killed more pilot trainees than actual combat deaths - although I am sure that one is up for some debate.

Cheers
JB