i think a sideways flair would be the same braking as a normal flair only you can do it closer to the ground, same as flairing backwards. the only reason that it may be hazardous is that engine failure might catch you on the skids sliding sideways or backwards(definate no,no) and flairing backwards hard can make you run out of rear cyclic as you try to bring it to a hover. also the trim shouldnt move much if you do it properly i would think. <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">