Can be landed engine off

Gyroplanes don't stall. We can have zero airspeed and still descend vertically all the way to the ground - we'd land with a thud though. The rotors continue to rotate thanks to airflow through the rotor system so if the engine does quit we simply pitch the aircraft to landing speed (typically 55-60 knots) and land safely.

At 0 airspeed, would the gyrocopter start to yaw in the direction of blade rotation? Is rotor overspeeding a problem? I’ve been doing helicopter lessons, and gyros are just mind-blowing to me!

Hi @@joshua.merrill at 0 airspeed the gyro will lose rudder authority and begin to spin. No amount of rudder input will prevent this, so the recovery is simply lower the nose to regain some airspeed which returns rudder authority and you will stop spinning. It's simple! The rotor self-manages its RPM so there's nothing we need to do with it - once we have completed the take off process the rotor RPM is mostly irrelevant

@@rotor-sport_australia thank you for your reply. What interesting contraptions these vehicles are!

Oops unless you’re being sarcastic….sorry

The engine was idling as this was simply a demonstration. We have another video in which the engine is shut off and we demonstrate a safe landing - check it out

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Thanks. There's no headsup glide scope - no real need for one either. Climb rates depend on weight, wind, and airspeed, but achieving over 1000 fpm is certainly possible. Best rate of climb speed is 65 kts.

You think gliders are any safer in an emergency landing?

yeah a lot. why is that? one would think to get the rotor pretty much up to takeoff speed I would think. didn't realize they needed more runway than a Cessna.

@@leecowell8165 They don't "need" that much room to take off, but if you have it available, why not use it? It's better to have a bit of mechanical sympathy than to constantly push to the machinery to its limits. Things last longer. It also gives you time to notice any potential problems and abort, and ultimately provides you with a greater safety margin.

Obviously you've never flown an orbital class rocket.

Thanks Snoopy - we appreciate your comments. This is an ELA 10-Eclipse - a truly wonderful gyro to fly. Are you a pilot too?

@@rotor-sport_australia I 2nd snoopyscomment CN

They don't. You can land one on a dime, it's just safer to maintain forward flight if you can.

@@kerbalairforce8802 you know u have to take off before landing right/

@@plantpower3048 You know that you can accelerate to take off speed as slowly or as fast as you want? You don't have to thrash an engine all the time, so if you have the room, why not use it? A longer run up gives you more time to see and react to any problems that might arise BEFORE you get in to the air.

I think he landed the gyro with the engine off

It's not for you, it's for the student with the headset.

Believe it or not, with enough practice your brain sort of cuts through and ignores the vibration of the stick and only reacts to things that feel odd. The brain is an amazing thing. Don't believe me? Your nose is always in your field of vision but your brain tunes it out because it's always there, therefore the brain sees it as useless information and filters it out. Same thing with the stick vibration in a gyro. Once your brain realizes the vibration is useless information on what the aircraft is doing. It will filter it out

@@DinoHunter56 Absolutely true. We do the same thing with sound, touch and smell. If you listen to scratchy old 78 rpm records, or to Shortwave radio (I'm a licensed amateur) you can ignore the noise within a few moments. After a few minutes in a smelly environment, you cannot smell the odour until it changes. Touch a surface lightly with your finger and hold it perfectly still, then you cease to feel the surface within a couple of seconds, until you move again.

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