Biscuit74,
Very forgiving; the low level speed judgement is no different from any other aircraft.
Re the airspeed sensitivity; my gyro, a stable-mate to the Cavalon, has a speed range of 0-120mph. Vertical descents can be made a zero or negative airspeed, the rotor does not care where the air is coming from. RRPM, however is as important as on a helicopter. Luckily it is largely self-regulating except in the low G regime.
Modern gyros are very safe and a lot of fun but there is a lot of myth and misunderstanding about their aerodynamics, even in the gyro community. There is also an entrenched bias generated by the old style machines proving so dangerous. That this still pertains is very disappointing.
Dick