I think the gyros are just for failsafe level flght.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/3273895.stm

Previosly, a thread went into the merits of flying low. Maybe that
works for SA-7s, but flying low puts the choppers in the range of the
RPGs.

The news never states the type of RPG, but if it is the RPG-7, the
range is 300 meters.
http://www.g2mil.com/RPG.htm

Part of the new plan was to fly at night, but given the description of
the witnesses, it seems like this flight was during the day.

Interesting aticle.

If the RPG7 launcher was fitted with a WW2 style lead computing sight
and given a radar/laser proximity fused fragmentation round it might
be quite effective at ambushing helicopters.

Single chip gyroscopes are now available for radio contolled model
aircraft. In the absence of gyroscopes for obtaining rate information
a tripod could be provided as a basis. Radar/laser promximity fuses
are also not difficult or expensive items in this day and age.