i concur
 

Arismount, you have hit the nail on the head. If you haven't recieved formal aerobatic training, please don't try to do an airshow full of tricks. I have witnessed army pilots doing dog and pony shows and botching them badly. I've seen howitzers dragged on the ground, chalks overrun each other, rapellers go out the door before the aircraft is stopped and in position, and just generally ugly performances from otherwise excellent pilots. Mainly, they want to give a good show but shows aren't what they were trained to do. As Arismount stated, helicopters are unique and just doing normal things turns heads. When discussing a show with fellow pilots I always make one point above all others: anything you do, do it slower and higher than you normally would. The adrenaline will be present and the extra time and space will come in handy. I was at a school where we had a repelling team fastrope and then did a static display. When departing I told my copilot to do a max performance takeoff. Shockingly he pulled the thing into the red immediately. I pushed down on the collective and asked him what the hell he was doing. He said, " well, you told me to do a max performance takeoff so I thought you meant pull everything its got." (As many of you know, a max performance takeoff is a well written and understood maneuver with a specific torque setting above hover power performed at every checkride.) This is an example of what I am talking about. For some reason when in front of an audience, strange thoughts creep in. Experienced airshow performers have the training and practice to perform their maneuvers without much regard for the crowd or outflying each other.
I hope that anything you want to try that is out of the ordinary, you practice and get some great advice and training from a professional. I'm off to annual ground school for the 145. Cheers