hi SASless, the demo I had showed the ineffectiveness of opposite cyclic which was countered by dropping the collective; don't remember what we did with the pedals but I should think it did involve a fair amount of left boot. Couldn't agree more about the need for training from people who know what they're talking about, not some TRI who's never been shown the vices of your particular aircraft. I DO remember that the lesson had a salutary effect - the ship we worked off (NLV Pharos) was configured so that USL (or sling-load if you prefer) ops involved only left turns.