Trim or Balance & why

[Vertical Freedom]

I am interested to hear other Rotory Pilots views on flying in trim, or in balance & technically why please? I was trained to fly in trim always.............now after just 20 years of flying I have come across a bunch of Pilots who fly our AS350B3+ in balance & frankly it feels awefull like I am falling off my seat & it looks outside that we are skidding across the sky. Your right a... cheek may be lower in-trim but it feels right, balance ball in the centre feels

What do the aerodynamics Guru's like Prouty etc have to say on the topic???

Thank You for all your responses & as my ole' mate Guru Instructor who has now passed on to that big Heli hangar in the sky used to say; 'do everything into wind........except piss'