Gyrocopter Aerobatics Professional Pilot

Gyrocopter Aerobatics at Bensen Days Wauchula Florida with a dominator Gyroplane.
Rotax Motor Powered Gyro please watch This video on your BIG TV

[@NoLimits2101]

I don’t get how this gyro can stay in the air with this guys heavy big balls

[@GyroGerald]

Lol

[@flymachine]

You put unbelievable faith into your equipment there man, I mean Ive run off mountains with expired parachutes attached to homemade harnesses for fun with complete confidence but pushing a gyro like this is seriously next level - most amazing of all is the lifting ability of this gyro to carry such big cahoonas

[@cameronlapworth2284]

Yes I think its a pretty powerful two stroke around 100hp. Carry some pretty big balls with a light high hp engine. I think he's wearing shorts to keep em cool, they must be that active they'd ignite or explode if kept in trousers. Brave man.

[@GyroGerald]

@@cameronlapworth2284 lol

[@deadeyeduncan5022]

There's just something about going inverted in an open cockpit with a spinning blade just a foot away from your skull that makes the anus pucker. Never seen gryocopter acrobatics, cool shit dude.

[@gregkelley570]

Don't believe it. Must be CGI. Where is the camera?

[@roberttammerawitchey4652]

Anything that can be flown this way, hundreds of hours to 'get it right' in practice, and the operator is still alive to perform it seemingly effortlessly... Convinces me that these machines are not 'flimsy death traps'. Knowing the physics and being 'connected' with the machine may have something to do with it.. LOL. Awesome video Gerald.

[@jf1890]

WOW! As a Gyro Plane student currently - I am amazed at that performance! BALLS OUT!!! Thank You!!

[@uredskivid]

who is teaching you?

[@PRH123]

Don't get the impression that you can or should do anything similar... odds are you won't survive....

[@judgedredd-is5xw]

Glad to see he's wearing a helmet, for the day he digs the rotor in on the "no" altitude hard bank turns! That way the family can still have an open casket.

[@GyroGerald]

Part of what you were seeing is a little bit of an allusion. Kind of like on the rearview mirrors of cars objects are closer than they appear. The 360 camera kind of makes the rotors look closer to the ground the way the angle is. But I won’t be flying that aggressive because my skill set will not allow it.😊

[@toddw6716]

Well said

[@alanmydland5210]

Damn he's good

[@cameronlapworth2284]

@@GyroGerald That may be so but I've seen other videos of this guy and they aren't very far off the ground (no more than a few feet) in those (taken from the airfield). He's in real trouble if he suffers a sudden power loss. He does seem to be carrying loads of speed and he is clearly EXTREMELY skilled but, he has almost zero margin for error. I hope he is more skilled than the motor or conditions can throw at him, long may he impress. And I do think people should be allowed to do this - so long as the rest of us are prepared to explain just how good you have to be to do any of this - particularly loops and low flight with safety. Don't try this at home kids.

[@troller3155]

@@GyroGerald Although some of what we’re seeing is a bit altered due to the camera, it’s obvious that you’re still too low to recover a minor mistake. I understand this example is not exactly the same, but many experienced and highly skilled motorcycle riders have lost their lives because of overconfidence and unforeseen circumstances. Nobody wants the see something tragic happen to you, so please exorcise some caution and be safe.

[@kheine1]

So nice to watch! Most people do not realize what a gyro can do!

[@gilbertosimoes748]

gyrocopter you mean is not

[@darrylgoerdel1179]

Yes until his rotor blades hit the ground.

[@buildingcodepro9237]

I've seen countless flight videos, and the spectacular means humans have concocted to move through the air-from seeing suits to rockets. This video I randomly came across is the most epic video I have ever seen. I am blown away. You are one with your machine.

[@GyroGerald]

Thanks Please share with your aviation friends and check out my youtube channel in the bio. Have a nice day man

[@christinetoevs6641]

TRUE about being 110% in tune with his machine! First time I saw his "show" - I covered my eyes, many times believing "This would not end well"!! - after several conversations with him & looking over his highly modified gyro ...and watching many of his displays since ..I have utmost respect! Although I fear others with far less skills may try to emulate such advanced maneuvers WITH-OUT the proper aerobatic FEEL & knowledge!

[@brianpersons9798]

I'm surprised he can get off the ground with balls that big. That's the most dangerous thing I've ever seen and he's doing it effortlessly . My hat is off for him!

[@GyroGerald]

Lol

[@moose7472]

Very talented! The 360 cam really takes away from how great this routine actually is.

[@christinetoevs6641]

Need 2 POV's in same video ...this was a new one to me & as a gyro pilot ...a GREAT insight into the symphony he plays with throttle, stick& rudder!!!

[@CHS1957]

I didn’t know you could that in a gyro plane, amazing

[@scotabot7826]

Heck, the pilot didn't know it either!!! Lol.........

[@glauberlaurimdo7519]

My God best flight I've ever seen on a gyrocopter. Congratulations congratulations, congratulations.

[@SecretAgentRedSauce]

Absolutely fantastic, Just brilliant. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@cowboy6591]

Over the top!! We're sure going to miss him some day.

[@michaelmacelli3117]

Nice video. I hope Barry will be at Bensen Days 2023. I've done some gyro flying with my friend Greg Spicola over the years but just recently decided to get my gyro license. I'm the very lucky winner of the recent PRA raffle of the single seat Dominator. I'm also very lucky that I live in Tampa Florida and have a wealth of knowledgeable and experienced gyro guys at my fingertips. Can't wait for Bensen Days 2023.

Gratuluję opanowania sprzętu i techniki lotu. Brawo.

[@chrischen2343]

OMG! Amazing performance. You really challenge the taboo of gyrocopter flying.

[@williamaylmer2194]

Fabulous! The best aviation video I've seen bar none! Love the shorts and track shoes too. Felix Baumgartner eat your heart out!

[@matthewmattholew7905]

Dude is very comfortable with his gyro. Maybe too comfortable 😂. Awesome flying.

[@GyroGypsy3456]

Very impressive camera-view! Still gives me the willy's watching that ...but after in-depth conversation with the pilot at B-Days ...I'm not as scared for him as I was the first time I saw that routine!

[@user-kg6lw6td1p]

Вот это пилотаж!! Мастерство высочайшего уровня. Автор видео - профессионал, безо всяких сомнений :)

[@miklemikle-pp6fg]

Есть такое.

[@user-ko1uz4lg1v]

Я раньше думал что если на нём резко ручку от себя дать, то лопасти сломаются. Удивлён прочности конструкции

[@LeighKenyonAllison]

That was an interesting view of Barry doing his stuff. As always a great routine to watch, seemingly effortless and way beyond what most gyro pilots will...or should attempt. Barry is certainly in a class of his own when it comes to this sort of a display. A few come close, Greg Spicola is one Roy Davis another, then that gent who was doing Lawn Dart impressions with the new ELA at Bensen Days...which I believe did catch Barry's attention when he went along for a ride.🙂. Great flying Barry. Unique view Gerald.

[@mikky03]

Greg is a good friend of mine. After seeing Barry at Bensen Days this year I asked Greg if he could do all of those stunts. He said yes but, why. Had me laughing for a few minutes.

[@ericsimpson1176]

I am a pilot, over 5000 skydives over 600 base jumps ( one of the originals that started the sport) and this is insane !!!😆

[@wetv-nv7il]

You mad man first time I have ever seen copter flying like this bravo 👏

[@rubinreiter6351]

👍 great aerobatics. How the camera was fixed?

[@user-ro5ev9zr5o]

Greetings from Russia!!! Magnificent aerobatics!!! Always fun to watch your videos Gerald. Thanks for the quality content.

[@GyroGerald]

Thank you do you have a gyro yet to fly in Russia

[@user-ro5ev9zr5o]

@@GyroGerald Yes, there are a lot of gyrocopters in Russia, but mostly they are heavy. Because we use car engines more often. In Russia, a gyroplane is more often used for work and not for entertainment. Especially in winter, when all water bodies freeze and you can easily land or take off from any lake or river. You can catch one fish weighing 15-20 kg. And sometimes more. And also use the delivery and rest. But in our country, few people post their videos on KZbin because they fly almost illegally. In our country, no one controls and does not look after small aircraft, the main thing is not to fly in, not to fly over closed objects. Of all the American channels, yours is the most spectacular, but the only thing I would like is more comments From you.

[@omeobandit9928]

@@user-ro5ev9zr5o what types of work are gyros used for in Russia? That's very interesting. Here in Australia they are sometimes used for mustering animals on large properties.

[@user-ro5ev9zr5o]

​@@omeobandit9928 1. First of all used for elite fishing in winter. When lakes and rivers freeze in the distant wilderness. Ice is a comfortable flat airfield. They fly very far from settlements and catch very large fish. 2. Used to deliver fuel, medicine, products to hard-to-reach places. Gold Miners Hunters Foresters and many others. A few years ago, from the estate, a crocodile ran away from us, 2 gyroplane was looking for him. 3. And the third point is to fly from one place to another or just ride, have fun, relax. I also heard that smugglers use it, but I don’t know anything about it. There may be inaccuracies in my answer, but I'm sorry, I'm writing through a translator.

[@omeobandit9928]

@@user-ro5ev9zr5o That is really cool. Where can I find more photos and contact russian gyrocopter pilots? I'm always interested in the commercial use of gyros.

[@thunderbolt513]

Outstanding🤙 This is what Bob Hoover always talked about. Energy manegment.

[@keirnbug8762]

Let's not compare this "performance" to Bob Hoover..

[@nigelkerr3102]

@@keirnbug8762 No, don't bring in Bob Hoover into this but the dynamics are the same.

[@rubencava3947]

Fantastic...!

[@Solovei2010]

It is fantastic!!! Haven't seen anything like it!

[@trikevolador1620]

!!!!Jooooder ¡¡¡¡¡ No sabía que los autogiros fueran tan maniobrables... Menudo control del piloto..., y menudo cálculo de distancias...a veces he creído que las aspas iban a dar en el suelo. Impresionante. Me ha encantado.

[@zarlargroup48]

это все бредь

[@darylbuckner5596]

Some MAD SKILLS

[@julianpenny4671]

This is the most gob smacking best Video I have ever seen , what a talented pilot that man is. One so bold I just hope he is allowed to get old.🇳🇿😎

[@AirborneAudits]

Mind... blown!

[@konakona895]

The real skill comes from whoever or whatever is flying that camera man that is some excellent footage!!!

[@stevepumfrey8060]

Amazing . I don't know how you're accomplishing some of us without unloading the blades or bunting over. Truely astonishing.

[@dogfoodking]

That's pretty awesome..... he's killing the game!

[@user-dc6mg2rk8p]

And hopefully not him.

[@luizfernando-ko4gi]

Vc sim é Top Gun! 👏

[@nadiralimov1813]

This is skill! Well done!

[@GyroGerald]

This is a skilled pilot and this shows what a gyro is capable of.

[@bourdon845]

Cool !

[@charlesterrellbr]

i had no ideia a gyro could send that hard👏👏👏

[@omprakashshrivastava8200]

What a wonderful flight ✈️ I am want it. So amazing I can't think it. So beautiful.

[@user-kz5bu9ji9c]

Thank you!( несколько раз пересматривал..впечатляет..very exciting)

[@user-kz5bu9ji9c]

Ps можно просматривать до бесконечности..блин..как же это круто..и приятно..пробовал на"дельте"- ( ultra lait baik)-- но это было очень давно..лишь остались неизгладимые впечатлентя в моей памяти о безбашенных годах молодости..)))

[@Down.Range.]

Impressive how sharp of a turn that makes

[@GamalielAlexandrino]

Incrible, Crazy 👏🏽🙌👍🏽🤝🏽

[@donindri]

Very confusing thumbnail photo. Glad he figured out how to land that thing. Seemed like he was having a hard time keeping it straight and level in the air!😝 Thanks for posting.

[@windyrotorblast]

Is that how you land a gyro with a cross wind?

[@3alabo]

This is just insane

[@Hardwired-ek5gi]

I want to learn to fly gyros. Where should i start? Also where can i buy a bensen kit?

[@johnkeith2450]

Will be reading the accident report someday

[@jayceplaine3947]

it sure would be cool to see this from the ground as well. thanks for sharing awesome video.

[@brandonheller8266]

The ground video is on here somewhere. Triple loop was in the title I believe.

[@gwrecord]

With which camera system you have filmed ? Thanks

[@QuadyMcQuadFace]

i just witnessed a legendary flight. thanx for sharing

[@GyroGerald]

Please share with aviation enthusiasts

[@homezero]

Nice! I think I'd liked to have seen video from the ground side by side to see exactly what you were doing. Very cool.

[@norcalbikelife1796]

This dude is insane 👏

[@robertorocha420]

Está aí um dos caras que faz eu apaixonar ainda mais por aviação.

[@warjacare]

Morreu ontem.

[@themechbuilder6171]

that p-40 face... SO COOL!

[@jpkrucker]

wicked talk about skill

[@lostgriz]

Awesome!

[@randyberry7737]

I've built and flew gyrocopters back in the 1970s and early 1980s. This guy is really tempting fate. That's without a parachute too because it would do him no good. It would just get caught up in the rotor if still intact.

[@justincase1575]

Yeah I saw my father lose his life in a gyro doing less violent maneuvers.

[@monostripezebras]

scary cool!

[@sycomore]

Hello Gerald, I am also a swiss gyroplane pilot for a few years, and watching your video is a wonderful piloting lesson, very precise and wonderfully informative, thank you! Can I ask you what is the model of this machine and what is its power? thanks again and soft landings

[@GyroGerald]

Dominator with beefed up rotax

[@DirkLarien]

Wow That was some flying. How far from ground could those blades be in turns ? You are awesome and totally crazy. :-D

[@markborg9595]

Wow, thats some hot aviating!

[@user-ev7dm4tg9l]

Whit this camera looks funny :D Otherways Grate skills :)

[@klim2929]

Ты лучший🤝. Злышу звон стальных яиц🤙

[@phillipzx3754]

Damn! You just made Jim Vaneks (of Sportcopter) flights look tame.

[@GyroGerald]

Lol, Jim Vanek is still the man though but nice of you to say.

[@phillipzx3754]

I used to go to Jim's house before the (Sportcopter) shop was built at the airport. This was back in the late 80s. I can remember seeing his first 2-place tandem airframe hanging from the ceiling of his overly crowded garage. 🙂 Your flying skills look pretty damn good to my 70 year old eyes. :-) I also got to watch Molt Taylor fly his "Aerocar" back in the day. 🤪

[@brianpilat]

Enjoy your videos very much, Gerald. Any chance you might be able to interview pilot to explain how he does these maneuvers? I always thought it was too dangerous to loop/roll gyros as rotors may lose lift/airflow? Thanks again :-)

[@robertrose1098]

Shows what these things can do with a titanium rotor hub and the Jesus nut part !!! Apparently as long as you keep the rotors making some kinda wing there actually far more capable than any other aircraft ever invented .!!!! The pilot when becoming part of the thing can judge the perfect speed of the rotor and drop like a rock or climb incrediblely fast and because its kinda a flying Moto X motor cycle with upgraded push propeller and powerful engine ... I'm speechless !!!! Bloody speechless !!!! 😮 😁

[@babotond]

as far as i was told the rotor won't lose rpm if you keep a positive g loading, so just keep up the speed and make sharp enough turns

[@Eigil_Skovgaard]

Impressive, and an appealing concept. But I am a fixed wing guy. I can't help it, my nervous system immediately focuses on the flimsy construction keeping the rotor in place, carrying everything else. Has the concept ever been tested against a bird strike? Would a parachute be of any help above 50 meters (150 feet)?

[@rubencava3947]

WOW........!!!!!!!

[@chango107]

INCREIBLE, gyro and drone? outstanding pilots... wondering how was it filmed!!!

[@gregkelley570]

My question also.

[@tonsjet09]

amazing

[@edvaldounger3818]

Parabéns .👏👏👏👏

[@Mihail_Korovkin]

Супер пилот и автожир отличный.

[@ferrybaqdiono4088]

amazing have a nice landing

[@christianmolina8928]

Beautiful maneuvers beautiful gyrocopter I love it 🎉 enjoy forget the comments

[@GyroGerald]

Some people are not gyro people so it does look intimidating or more dangerous than it really is. Etc. Also, this pilot can fly airplanes in a similar way.

[@hogi99]

I think some people have a natural inability to imagine the consequences of a simple miscalculation that will change or end their life instantly. Crazy skills, cool machine, but flying is dangerous under normal circumstances, this is insanity.

[@PhilipAlonzo]

Ballz of steel for sure 😳

[@user-hg4oz6gx1e]

Даже акула на рисунке испугалась!!!🤣

[@woofbiteme]

very nice green screen background there . . .must be a reitred weatherman

[@truescalefpv4089]

🤭🤭We need ground camera view please. What a show

[@uredskivid]

See ya Barry at the Arden NC get together this may 18 -20th. You are ONE with the machine , you must ride a motorcycle !

[@johnhudson8197]

Virtually every video I've watched of 'gyrocopters' demonstrates a high level of rotor/cyclic vibration. I hold flight certifications in both military rotary-wing and civil fixed-wing high performance retractable single and multi-engine airplanes. Autorotation is supposed to be the most stable flight envelope of rotary flight - but apparently not for gyroplanes. I've never encountered such vibration in any turbine helicopter I've flown in or out of combat or general aviation.

[@GyroGerald]

All gyroplanes do this, some just do it more than others, its called dissymmetry of lift in autogyro causing cyclic vibration. The rotors are fixed angle and do not adjust as the rotate. Plus the wimd blowing through them causes rotation whereas in a helicopter the rotors are powered and adjust angle. Trust me tjat was one of my first concerns when i started gettimg interestef in gyros. I thought somethimg us wrong here with this setup, but there are things that csn help reduce cyclic movement.

[@DeksZagreb]

Impressive,. great skills. How much horsepower does it have?

[@bdc1960]

Any grass stains on thise rotor tips?

[@jimobrien919]

Talk about knowing your machine!

[@rickswain147]

Amazing skill,there is always a BUT,i wreck my bike a year age,i still have not recovered 100 % what MAKE an model is that bird ?

[@altviw]

Crazy cool

[@tolgaidoll882]

Perfec🧨

[@robertmartz9812]

What's the rotor RPM at full speed?

[@anthonyoliver8738]

Nunca imaginei que o Gyrocopter tivesse essa maneabilidade! Incrível!

[@GyroGerald]

ei por favor compartilhe meu vídeo no seu país isso vai me ajudar a fazer mais vídeos ok

[@anthonyoliver8738]

@@GyroGerald Ok

[@Cesar82nd]

Amazing🎉🎉🎉

[@corsair3224]

wahou ! Fantastic ! thank's from France !

[@GyroGerald]

Share video online with people in France for me thanks 👍

[@corsair3224]

@@GyroGerald ok Guy ! I'am a paraglider, and most of m'y contact are too. Amazing pilotage 😃

[@Aviator168]

What equipment do you use the mount the camera?

[@GyroGerald]

It wa really just a small post at the front of machine.

[@Aviator168]

@@GyroGerald What was causing the camera movement? Or is that just post-processing effect?

[@jaymefacanha9824]

Dar p mim não... Eita meu fí!!!

[@yafflehk]

I like the apparent inherent tendency of Gyrocopter pilots to decorate their machines with the apocalypse in mind - have you considered wearing homemade armor and a spiky helmet?

[@jezurkajezic8937]

I never tought that such things are possible with gyro !

[@heliodasilvasantosheliodas5059]

pilotar um negócio desses daí n e pra qualquer um n pq a adrenalina é d mais mesmo é fora o medo qui dar nossa o coração fica o tempo d sair pela boca

[@EvilBikerGangOfTheSky]

This looks fun...hold my beer 😃

[@cagninaccijean-regis1442]

Génial J'espère que tu vas vivre vieux !!

[@r0bkills]

just cutting grass, brilliant!

[@GyroGerald]

Not as close as it looks but yeah cool looking anyway

[@louisbriquet8607]

Trop trop trop fort.

[@MaurizioBarberis]

magico.....