10/29/2019 Gyrocopter Plans Specifications
GyrosAway T H E H O U S T O N A R E A G Y R O C L U B Chapter 62 of the Popular Rotorcraft Association - Houston Texas - The menu system for LSRC relies on JavaScript; please enable it, or use the text menu! Gyroplane Buyers Guide From Popular Mechanics Magazine Prices are from 2001, use as estimate only Some companies listed below may have closed No claims of accuracy or currency are made for the information below. You must do a web search to find the most current information and pricing available, or contact the manufacturer. This page has old data and is for reference only.
IMPORTANT: Neither Gyrosaway nor the Lone Star Rotorcraft Club endorse or recommend any particular manufacturer or gyrocopter design. The listing below does not imply endorsement. AIR COMMAND INTERNATIONAL Commander Elite Single Place Beginner gyropilots will find the single-person Commander ideal with its center-line thrust that increases pitch stability and decreases drag.
It takes up to a 67-hp Rotax 582 engine, but passes as an ultralight when equipped with a 40-hp Rotax 447. Cruising speeds range from 50 to 65 mph, depending on engine choice. Kit Kit price list by engine size: Kit without engine: $7935 447 (40 hp) legal ultralight: $9875 503 (52 hp): $11,255 582 (67 hp): $12,675 2704: $12,996 2706: $14,995 Commander Elite Tandem And Commander Elite Side-By-Side Similar engines produce different results in the two-seater Commanders. Tandems reach speeds up to 120 mph with a 160-hp engine or 110 mph with a 110-hp Hirth F-30, while the side-by-side can get up to only 85 mph with the F-30, though a new engine will soon be available to increase that speed.
Kit Kit price list by engine size: Tandem light weight without engine: $12,570 Tandem heavy weight without engine: $14,235 F-30 Tandem, basic kit: $19,975 F-30 Tandem, all options: $24,975 Mazda Tandem, basic kit: $22,975 Mazda Tandem, all options: $28,450 Side-By-Side F-30: $19,292 Side-By-Side without engine: $11,580 Contact Air Command at 903-527-3335 or www.aircommand.com. AIRCRAFT DESIGNS Sportster Staking its place in gyroplane history as the world’s first two-person experimental model, the Sportster has been in the air since 1974. Its side-by-side dual controls are ideal for flight training. It’s partially enclosed and uses a 160-hp Lycoming engine to reach top speeds of up to 100 mph. Plans Well-detailed plans for the Sportster: $535 Bumble Bee History was also made in 1983 with the Bumble Bee, the world’s first ultralight gyroplane. The single-seat opened-frame autogyro takes either a 40-hp Rotax 447 or a 38.5-hp Kawasaki engine. Take-off distance is 230 ft.
On a calm day and useful load is 270 pounds. Plans Plans for the Bumble Bee: $200 Call Aircraft Designs at 831-649-6212 or visit www.aircraftdesigns.com. BARNETT ROTORCRAFT J4B And J4B2 Flying solo, you’ll get up to 125 mph in the single-seat J4B, but opt for cruising company and that drops to 110 mph in the tandem J4B2. The J4B is available enclosed or partially enclosed, while the two-seater J4B2 is an enclosed model. Kit Kit prices fluctuate. Contact Barnett for a personal price quote. Plans J4B plans: $155 J4B2 plans: $185 BRC540 Coupe With a maximum airspeed of 138 mph—faster than some basic helicopters—the sporty 'coupe' suffix is fitting.
Cruising speed ranges from 85 to 105 mph, depending on altitude and load. The fully enclosed side-by-side two-seater also has dual controls, three throttles and two spaces for luggage. Kit Kit prices fluctuate. Contact Barnett for a personal price quote. Plans BRC Coupe540 plans: $225.
Contact Barnett Rotorcraft at 530-742-7416 or [email protected], or visit the Web site at CHAYAIR MANUFACTURING & AVIATION Sycamore Mk1 And Sycamore Mk2000 Sycamore seeds leave the tree and spin freely through the air, providing the namesake for Chayair’s tandem models. At 17 ft., 9 in., the Sycamores are some of the longer gyroplanes out there. Both use 115-hp engines and reach speeds up to 106 mph. The Mk1 is fully enclosed, the Mk2000 is partially enclosed. Kit Price options vary for the Sycamore kits.
Contact Chayair for price quotes. Assembled Sycamores are available fully assembled, but prices vary. Contact Chayair for price quotes. Visit www.chayair.com or write: Chayair Mfg. & Aviation, P.O.
Box 807, Messina 0900, Republic of South Africa. Phone: +27 (15) 534-0393. GYRO-KOPP-TERS Mosquito Hawk And Midnight Hawk Nearly neck-in-neck in specs, the Midnight Hawk has a slight edge over the Mosquito in speed with its 90-hp fuel-injected engine. Both reach top speeds of 80 mph.
Gyro-Kopp-Ters can be purchased by kit or assembled and tested. Kit Midnight Hawk: $8500 Mosquito Hawk: $6500 Assembled Midnight Hawk: $9500 Mosquito Hawk: $7500 Contact Gyro-Kopp-Ters at 904-752-9116. NOTE: Area code will be changing to (386). JAY SOUZA GYROPLANES Super Bandit/Super Bandit Ultralight A pilot of up to 250 pounds can comfortably jump aboard the Super Bandit.
The single-seat, opened-frame can be equipped with a 94-hp EA-81 Subaru engine or it can morph into an ultralight with a 55-hp 503 Rotax engine. With the Subaru, it can reach 85 mph and with the Rotax, 63 mph. Useful load is 313 pounds with the Subaru or 348 pounds with the Rotax. Kit Basic kit (without engine, instruments and propeller): $7500 Deluxe kit: $11,000 Contact Jay Souza Gyroplanes at 530-741-0741 or www.rotorcraft.com/bandit. JIM MONTGOMERIE GYROCOPTERS Merlin Bensen’s Gyrocopter is the design-ancestor to the Merlin’s frame and streamlining is the modern Merlin’s anthem. The Merlin gets up to 100 mph on a 65-hp Rotax 582. Two fuel tanks are foamed in place behind the pilot and together hold 11 gal.
Partially enclosed, it has capacity for one. Kit Kit price without engine, rotors, propeller or instruments: approximately $5338.98 (U.S. Price varies with the exchange rate. Contact [email protected] or Jim Montgomerie Gyrocopters; Kirkmichael Road, Crosshill; Maybole, Ayrshire; Scotland KA19 7RJ; www.gyrocopters.co.uk. KEN BROCK MANUFACTURING KB-2 Designer Ken Brock took this single-seat opened-frame cross-country in 10 days.
Whether or not that’s your goal, this model reaches maximum speeds of 90 to 95 mph and runs on either a Volkswagon or 72- or 90-hp McCulloch engine. Kit The KB-2 is sold in sub-kits. Price may vary with options, but the average is $12,500. Plans Plans for the McCulloch-powered KB-2: $125 Plans for the Volkswagon-powered KB-2: $135 KB-3 Brock’s newer single-seat model, the KB-3, can be flown licensed or as an ultralight. At 65 hp and a top speed of 63 to 70 mph, it is less powerful than the KB-2 but has a slightly more rugged weight of 250 pounds, versus its predecessor’s empty weight of 230 pounds. Kit The KB-3 is sold in sub-kits.
Price may vary with options, but the average is $12,500. Plans Plans for the Rotax 582-powered KB-3: $125 Call 714-898-4366 or see www.kenbrockmfg.com. LITTLE WING AUTOGYROS Little Wing LW-2, LW-3 And Little Wing 2-Place Echoes of the old Cierva style are evident in the classic-style Little Wings, modernized and sufficiently compact for transportability. Versatile, the airframes can accommodate most common engines. Thrust lines below its center of gravity also make for enhanced stability. Cruise speeds are 65 to 75 mph. The 2-place is a tandem and carries a large useful load of 550 pounds.
All come enclosed. Plans Construction drawings for the Little Wings: $175 Contact Little Wing Autogyros at 501-470-7444, [email protected] or www.flygyro.com/littlewing. MAD MAX AERO Mad Max Audaciously colored, the bold-looking Mad Max is aptly named. The 'Max' in its namesake also stands for its award-winning designer, Maxie Wildes. The Max now comes in single- or double-seat capacities and the opened-frame gyro cruises at 60 mph and reaches 80 mph. Kit Kits for the Mad Max: $19,000.
Preinspections are available. Call Mad Max Aero at 912-897-6702.
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MAGNI USA Magni M-16 Tandem Trainer 2000 Think of the M-16 as getting the Big Mercedes of Magni’s models. A wider cabin and more kneeroom in the front seat can make this tandem autogyro feel like you’re riding right on the clouds. Partially enclosed, the M-16 includes dual controls, a large instrument panel and standard electric trim. Both the M-16 and M-14 have engine options of a 115-hp Rotax 914 or a 100-hp Rotax 912 ULS. The top speed for both is 115 mph. Crop dusting is also possible in the versatile M-16. Kit Prices for the M-16 kits vary greatly with the Lira exchange rate.
Assembled The prices for a fully assembled M-16 varies greatly with the Lira exchange rate. Magni M-14 Scout 2000 Nearly identical, performance-wise, to the M-16 is the sporty M-14 model. More compact, the M-14 delivers the utility of tandem seating with aerodynamic performance. It has a slightly higher useful load of 648 pounds, versus the M-16’s 617 pounds and retains a lot of the standard features, such as electric trim.
Kit An M-14 kit is the medium-cost craft between the M-16 and M-18. Prices vary greatly with the Lira exchange rate. Assembled An M-14 kit is the medium-cost craft between the M-16 and M-18. Prices vary greatly with the Lira exchange rate. Magni M-18 Spartan 2000 Simpler to build than its cousin models, the M-18 is a single-seat autogyro made of the same steel airframe from the Italian company’s other models.
Its smaller, 65-hp Rotax 582 engine delivers only a slightly reduced top speed of 105 mph. Available open or partially enclosed.
Kit Prices for the M-18 kits vary greatly with the Lira exchange rate. Assembled Prices for the fully assembled M-18 vary greatly with the Lira exchange rate. Prices vary with monetary exchange rates. Call the U.S. Distributor at 573-883-3541 or visit www.magnigyro.com. NORTH AMERICAN ROTORWERKS Pitbull A front-engine design lends a look from gyros of yesteryear to the Pitbull, which has also has modern, unique options like float capability.
The predrilled, bolt-together frame cuts down construction time for the single-seat gyro that accepts a Subaru EA-81, a 48-hp Rotax 503 or a water-cooled 582. Top speed is 80 mph and cruising is 65 mph. The Pitbull can be partially or fully enclosed and its useful load ranges from 240 to 290 pounds. Kit Kit price list for the Pitbull: Complete without engine, propeller or instruments: $7900 Complete without engine: $9900 Contact North American Rotorwerks at 509-683-1507 or www.classics.nu/pitbull.
RALPH TAGGART Gryobee If you want to sneak a peak at how involved a build-from-scratch gyro project is without dishing out cash for a hard copy, or if you’re looking for an ideal beginner’s ultralight, Gryobee is a non-commercial model whose plans are available for free download on the Internet. The Gyrobee revolutionized ultralights in the early 1990s with a low-rotor disc loading as its core concept, which allows it more decent performance on 40 hp. The designer also says it assumes a 215-pound pilot, a figure with more room that the FAA’s recommended ultralight capacity of 170 pounds. Plans A Gyrobee documentation package consisting of 126 pages of text and drawings is available for free download at Contact Ralph Taggart through the Gyrobee Web site at Aerotec, Inc.
Is a separate company that sets airframe kits and engines based on the Gyrobee plans. Its Web site is www.usaerotec.com.
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ROTOR FLIGHT DYNAMICS Dominator And Dominator Tandem Perched high off the ground, the Dominator gets a characteristic look from its long, spider-like legs. It is available with one or two seats, although the tandem model is often used for instruction. The single-seat performance model reaches 123 mph and the tandem 914 performance model reaches 105 mph.
Dominator is the originator of the Tall Tail design, now widely copied for its stability. The craft also holds the official world altitude record in its class, at 24,463 ft.
Kit Prewelded airframe kits are available. Prices vary, call for information. Plans Plans are available for the single-seater Dominator models: $175. Assembled Depending on model and engine size, Dominators are available fully assembled: $12,000 to $29,000. Contact Rotor Flight Dynamics at 813-634-3370 or www.rotorcraft.com/dominator. ROTOR HAWK INDUSTRIES Falcon And Falcon II Deciding between Falcons really boils down to whether you want to share the ride with someone else. Both are accommodating to most aircraft engines, including Subaru, Rotax and Hirth, and both cruise at 60 to 70 mph with a top speed of 95 mph.
But two passengers can ride side-by-side in the Falcon II while the Falcon only has room for one. Both are now available with or without enclosure. Kit Falcon kit (without engine, propeller, rotor blades, instrument and seat tank): $3995 Falcon II kit (without engine): $11,950, but may cost less, depending on option choices. Sparrow Correspondingly named, the Sparrow is the ultralight cousin of the Falcon.
Its bolt-together aluminum frame carries a useful load of up to 240 pounds, depending on the engine (choice of Rotax 447 or 503, or Hirth 2704 or 2706). Cruising airspeed is 63 mph.
Kit Kit for the Sparrow: (Without engine, seat tank, propeller, rotors and instruments): $3795 Plans Plans for the Sparrow: $175 Contact Rotor Hawk Industries at 219-748-4495, or [email protected]. SNOBIRD SnoBird Charger Charge full-speed ahead in this gyro, or at least to its 90 mph maximum airspeed. Cruising speed is 70 mph with its 65-hp Hirth 2706 engine. Shock-absorbing landing gear is also a feature of the opened-frame single-seater. Its useful load is 335 pounds. Kit Kit (including the 65-hp Hirth 2706 engine, brakes, propeller, rotor blades and flight instruments): $13,750 Call SnoBird at 219-477-5332 SPORT COPTER INC. Sport Copter Vortex Sport Copter’s composite seats that snugly conform to the pilot’s shape, including the head, provide comfort as well as crucial support.
Independent toe-operated hydraulic disc brakes are standard on all models. Its unique nose-wheel suspension operates independently from the rudder to make for smooth takeoffs and landings in crosswinds. Vortex reaches 100 mph with a 67-hp engine and has seating for one with a useful load of 460 pounds.
Kit Kits for the Vortex: $20,400 Sport Copter Lightning A unique feature on both the Vortex and Lightening is float capability—these crafts can take off right on the water. The Lightning must be equipped as an experimental model with a 67-hp engine for this feature, but it typically operates as an ultralight with a 50-hp Rotax 503. Top speed is 63 mph with the ultralight or 80 mph with the experimental. Conforming composite seats, nosewheel suspension and independent disc brakes also come on the Lightning.
Kit Kits for the Lightning: $15,300 Contact Sport Copter at 503-543-7000, [email protected] or www.sportcopter.com. WINNER’S CIRCLE ENGINEERING H-1 Racer Vaguely zeppelin-shaped, this unique gyro is also fun to look. With a Rotax 503 engine, cruising airspeed is 65 mph. The one-person seat is mostly enclosed and useful load is 250 pounds. Kit Kit for the H-1 Racer (including frame, tail, steering, landing gear, seat tank, brakes, front suspension and rotor head): $6000 Plans Plans for the H-1 Racer: $150 Contact Winner’s Circle Engineering at 317-996-3157.
CARTERCOPTERS Rotor Wing CarterCopters’ Rotor Wing, a grass-roots effort-turned-NASA grant project, is being developed as a high-performance gyroplane that has the versatility to do military and commercial work. It is projected that the five-passenger craft will eventually make non-stop trips from Los Angeles to New York.
Under development Currently, the Rotor Wing exists only as a prototype. Look for this gyro to be produced not by CarterCopters, but by other certified aircraft manufacturers for which Carter is developing and licensing the technology.
Contact Carter Copters at www.cartercopters.com. Send e-mail to Ken Hibbs at [email protected], or write CarterCopters L.L.C., 5720 Seymour Hwy., Witchita Falls, TX 76310. GROEN BROTHERS AVIATION Hawk 4 The Hawk 4 aims to revolutionize the utility of the gyroplane with items such as its 960-pound useful load and 75-gal.
Fuel capacity. Groen predicts the Hawk 4, which is in its early stages of production, will find its niche in police departments, delivery and shuttle services, news bureaus and farms. Assembled The Hawk 4T is sold fully assembled with a Rolls-Royce Model 250 B17C gas turbine for $749,000. Deposits may be paid now, but the first crafts will be delivered in summer 2002. Contact Groen Brothers Aviation at 801-973-0177 or www.gbagyros.com. Shadow Two-Seat Gyroplane Among the Shadow's features are: a durable, high-strength airframe, dependable, FAA-certified Lycoming engine, certified disc brakes for superb ground handling, rugged gearbox-driven prerotator, large, expandable instrument panel, and a full electrical system for avionics and lights.
It also takes off and lands in very short distances and operates exceptionally well at high altitudes. It's size is easily reduced for storage in a garage or transported by trailer. It's maximum speed is 100 mph.and its cruising speed is 75 mph. Shadow kit minus engine and instruments: $15,750 Skylark One-Seat Helicopter Developed from an award-winning design, pilots have expressed amazement at this craft's stability and maneuverability.
The Skylark can be flown in the Experimental Aircraft category. Although this is one of the more affordable homebuilts, the airframe and all of its major components have been designed for quality, dependability and durability. The Skylark can reach speeds of 95 mph and cruise at 70 mph. Features of the Skylark: Full helicopter flight: vertical takeoffs and landings, forward, backward and sideward flight, and hovering. Standard helicopter control system. All-aluminum main- and tail-rotor blades. Aircraft-grade steel and aluminum airframe and major components, plus all AN hardware.
Full instrumentation Skylark kit minus engine and instruments: $19,995 Skylark construction plans: Reduced-size prints (11' x 17' format): $75 (add $6 postage U.S. Or $16 foreign) Full size prints (18' x 24' format): $175 (add $7 postage U.S. Or $22 foreign) Contact Vortech Inc. At 410-692-0333 or www.prismz.com. Rotor blades for homebuilt helis and gyros are at www.vortechinternational.com.
It's a cool site, regardless the old-fashioned look. Classifieds, info, community, everything about gyroplanes can be found there. There is a good discussion going right under the article. Feel free to add your questions or comments. If you have a Facebook account we can discuss thing about autogyros on as well. If the day you'll fly an autogyro is far away you can have some fun with a. I know it's not the real thing but still may be fun.
Why don't you get a gyrocopter t-shirt? Gyrocopters - What Are They And Can You Have One? The gyrocopters (known also as gyroplanes or autogyros) are quite an unusual kind of aircraft. They look similar to helicopters but by the construction and the way of flying they are more similar to the airplanes.
This explains shortly the difference between autogyro and helicopter: 'While a helicopter's rotor is rotated by an engine during normal flight, the rotor of an autogyro is driven by aerodynamic forces in autorotation.' ' You can read the entire article if you are interested in the technical side of the things.
What I want to discuss here is different - are gyrocopters interesting for ultralight pilots, i.e. Should you look for gyrocopter kits or gyrocopter plans online? The short answer is yes. There are also ultralight gyrocopters which look similar to the - simple construction with minimum overload, sometimes no cockpit and no fancy stuff at all. Photo by at Can You Own A Gyrocopter?
First, why would you want to own a gyrocopter instead of an ultralight helicopter? The gyrocopters are not for everyone's taste - they combine the advantages of fixed wing aircraft and rotorcraft but can't compete with both on any of these advantages. Said simpler, the gyrocopters need much shorter landing field than the fixed wing airplanes, but at the same time are not as fast as most of them. One autogyro is for sure cheaper to operate than a helicopter but doesn't have the same ability for precise vertical landing and take off.
However the gyroplanes fly a bit faster than helicopters. You see, it's just an unusual animal about which you have to decide yourself - whether you like it or not. But if you like it, is there a chance to own a personal gyrocopter? Absolutely yes! In most countries the gyrocopters are flown with experimental/homebuilt or ultralights license if such is needed - so if you can fly another ultralight or, you should be able to own an autogyro too. The price of personal autogyros can be quite affordable but it depends on whether you are going to buy a ready one or build your gyrocopter yourself. Gyroctoper Kits And Gyrocopter Plans The most popular way of obtaining a gyrocopter is by building it from a gyrocopter kit.
The gyrocopter kits are sold between $7,000 - $8,000 and $25,000 - $30,000 - at least those that I have seen. Before buying an autogyro kit ask the seller if their kits are certified and who uses them. Gyroplanes are less popular than other aircraft and there is in general less information about the manufacturers, so you will need to research more yourself. Building a gyrocopter from a kit takes few months and follows the same logic as. And as you guessed, you can build an ultralight experimental gyrocopter yourself by using only gyrocopter plans. Because of the lower popularity of the autogyros it's much harder to find good gyrocopter plans than good ultralight airplane plans.
One of the popular models is Benson Gyrocopter but its plans are not sold on any official site - just 'by hand'. One cheap autogyro can be build from the plans at although I have no information how good it is. For sure it seems to be a nice and really budget solution.
If you are selling gyrocopter plans, please or comment here to let us know. User comments: at Dec, 27 '08 02:12 I was watching Smithsonian channel today re: smallest aircraft & saw this gyro-plane idea which fascinated me. It's maybe possible that a detail-moron like myself can fly AND not kill myself.
As the thing 'floats' down if the engine dies (or if I 'forgot' something) Hey.That's for me! Now.to save up ten grand and find a big garage and have time to build it.hmmmmmm Bob at Dec, 29 '08 17:49 Being able to fly even with a dead engine is one of the things that interest me as well, Gary:) But I would keep a parachute with me just in case.
FLY FLY GUY at Oct, 26 '09 20:53 Hello! Please take lessons!
You can get plans, and you can be VERY tempted to take your kit and try to learn to fly it on your own. Please do not. As you can hurt yourself or worse. Join your local chaper of PRA i.e.
Popular Rotor Assoc. For information and school options. Please do not try to do this on your own as you will meet GOD face to face. Gyros are not like aiplanes and being a pilot will only tempt you to try flying the gyro on your own even more. John Pridemore at Mar, 06 '10 20:44 do you need a pilots license Justin Scott at May, 10 '10 14:43 In most cases, yes. The general rule is that if a vehicle is meant to fly through the air, it and its pilot need to be certificated by the FAA (at least, in the United States). You'll want to look at the Federal Aviation Regulations (Chapter 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or 14 CFR), Parts 61 (certification of airmen) and Part 91 (general operating rules).
Even solo skydivers have to be certificated. Gyroplane pilots are no exception. Usb 3.0 driver for windows 7. At Jul, 24 '10 13:17 If they are built light enough, autogyros can be flown as an ultralight and under FAR 103, require no license.
Good plans are for sale from the website bensenaircraft.org They are old and well proven gyros. I agree with FLY GUY, you should take lessons, and or get certified. At Aug, 12 '10 10:53 I second that!!! Before I joined the Army I did a ton of research on these and I will have one someday soon. They have one of the safest glide ratio, eg how many feet down versus forward, when the engine quits. I think the Air Force called it the X-25 and at that time one of the most agile aircraft they have flown. I'm a retired Blackhawk Helicopter Instructor Pilot and I will take lessons for this type of flight.
Most deaths from this aircraft is from not following instructions on assembly and people strapping this thing to their back without taking any form of instruction. Melodyne. Ole solvsten at Jan, 21 '11 15:52 would it be possible to fit pontoons to a gyro and land and take off safely on water as well as land considering the light weight of the gyro and the extra drag of the water surface? Robert at May, 21 '11 22:47 Yes, Ole, you can have aquatic gyrocopters. See this clip on YouTube (WKD-zf41xQA) at Aug, 24 '11 10:03 Yes I am going to say if you don't get some training you will roll the gyro and have spent some 8 to 12 thousand buck for nothing. Even if your aircraft falls to one side you are looking at spending 4 grand to get it back up. I have my own and after 8 hour of training I was still not sure if I could fly mine.
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But once I had 14 hours I started going up and down the run way on my own learning to balance on 2 wheels. I end up wearing out 2 sets of tire on that 1 mile runway before I ever came off the ground. But it is the most fun a person can have. Chris at Aug, 24 '11 10:13 Oh I forgot to say the instructor will teach you what to do than the engine shuts off I don't think you will be able to teach your self that.
Just makes cents. To spend a few dollars. AJAY at Sep, 01 '11 12:08 hey Chris we are planning to construct a Gyrocopter as our major Engineering project could you please help me in some technical specifications of the gyrocopter.If possible will you please mail me the specification and design of the gyrocopter to the undersigned address [email protected] Zulian at Feb, 17 '12 08:24 Can you offer me a list of autogyro's manufacturers? Thanks a lot! Zulian at Feb, 17 '12 08:29 Can you offer me a list of names and addresses of all the autogyro's manufacturers in the U.S.A? Thanks a lot!
Dave Borcher at Mar, 14 '12 16:45 Actually, solo skydivers do NOT have to be certified by FAA. Their equipment does. The aircraft they jump from does, and the pilot in command of the aircraft does. But any fool that wants to can jump out of a perfectly good airplane. I did it a few more than 2000 times. But without adequate training you'd be more likely to meet God face-to-face than otherwise. Cy at Jan, 25 '13 18:32 I've looked into all types of ultralights and for me the gyrocopter is the way to go for recreational flying and just getting out and having fun.
It can't stall and cuts right thru a gust of wind that would other wise toss around a winged aircraft. If the engine ever goes out you can easily coast to the ground and take your time while doing it. They appear to be much safer than anything else. Mike at Jul, 09 '13 03:54 Cy, you need to take lessons before trying to fly one of these things. Gyrocopters are very sensitive to control input and it's very, very easy to over-control one of them.
Far too often, the results of 'novice over-control' are over-stressing structural components, broken parts and possibly augering in. At Dec, 04 '13 01:55 When I was living in Houston TX, my roommate's girlfriend's father came from FL to visit. He was an engineer for Sikorsky helicopters.
I had the plans tacked on the wall. He looked at them & said, 'Do not deviate from these plans!' Lack of money & a transfer ended my plan of flying my own gyro, but the idea still interests me some. Cy at Feb, 13 '14 02:19 Sign me up!
Cy at May, 17 '14 21:09 Yes, for certain Mike I'd would go thru the training. Would love to get that someday. The only thing that concerns me about Gyros is the pivot bolt that holds the rotor to the rest of the craft. From the research I've done those bolts aren't very big in diameter though they are aircraft grade.
Still I wish they were bigger. Ty at Jun, 13 '14 04:22 I'm really interested in learning to fly these and possibly owning one someday. But it is super hard to find information on where to get lessons and what to read up on or practice, etc.
Does anybody know where I can find something to study online or a certain book that actually teaches you rather than telling me everything but how to run one.? I would really appreciate it! Thanks if you do! PS I live in Nebraska, if there's a place I can go somewhere around the state or adjacent states, that would be great too. Jay at Nov, 24 '17 14:41 I second that comment about getting some,ANY kind of training.
My father took flight training his G Itraining bill paid for, but did not take his solo as he did not feel that confident in having to have to deal with an in-flight emergency. Never thought less of him but it proved to me that a little bit of knowledge can be a very dangerous thing. Have been looking for a place to pick up some instruction, too.and I live in the Dakotas and have a plan for one, but no place to train.
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