Blenderpilot,
in defense of all the people doing their initial training in Robinson products: It is not the fault of the R22/R44 AIRCRAFT if the overcontroling issue isn't taken care of. One rather has to blame the instructor for not correcting this.
When I did my first turbine transition (to a TwinStar) we had two guys in the class who had a lot of Robibson time and the Factory instructor kept coming with stupid remarks to the "two Robinson guys". Just as if we didn't know s*** about flying anything. When we all started on the flying part of the course, everybody got the chance to twice sit in the back on somebody elses flight. I couldn't believe my eyes (and ears). They were mostly Bell drivers (JetRanger). They peformed as good asthey could, but you should have heard those high and low RPM horns in their autorotations. Plus they had plenty problem to get used to this new machine. At the last meeting the Instructor had everybody together and said that he had greatly underestimated the Robinson as a trainer, because the "two Robinson guys" really were the ones who caught on best with the new machine. I must give him credit for standing up and say that.
So once again: If somebody has learned how to fly a Robinson WELL - he can learn to fly any other helicopter!! If the R22 wasn't such a good trainer as it is, why would 95% of all civilian training be conduted in it???
sp