I knew this thread would get a lot of comments.
I have heard all kinds of folks who do all kinds of potentially dangerous stuff swear they'd never fly in a helicopter. Yet,, there are those of us who loved it,, and prefer it over other types of flying.
As Frank has said,, there is a necessary amount of serious precision required to keep them flying. And he will attest to the fact that the Huey (UH-1H) is a very forgiving aircraft. It can have stuff wrong & still fly. But it can also bite you in the butt if you DON'T take care of them & do the required maintenance.
I logged a bit over 700 hours in Huey's while I was in the Army. Some of those hours,, logged as a crewchief,, I was actually in the co-pilot's seat & getting stick time. (Approximately 40 hours,) I went to college to get my fixed wing pilot's license. So many of my unit's pilots knew my feelings. I had a CW4 who taught me a LOT about how to fly a Huey. I can still recall how he taught me to hover using just my thumb on the cyclic stick. (But I'm WAY out of practice.)
In the beginning,, I was very scared I'd do something wrong when working on my birds,, but luckily I had some good folks around me to help me along.
And yes,, I know many who refuse to fly any aircraft,, and especially helicopters. But for many of us,, there is nothing quite like a NOE flight.