Top Gear For Gyros 2 - Gyroplanes Explained

[@nuttysquirrel8574]

THE MAN, who has done more to advance Autogyro flying in UK (Europe?) over the past decade than any other. Well Done, Phil, another great entertaining, informative, video. My privilege to have met you at a Rufforth fly-in. Keep up the great work in enlightening the world on Autogyros!

[@roberthutchings5669]

I have watch hundreds of gyrocopter videos and fill this the only guy that really explains and get you interested in gyrocopter flying

[@randypemberton3387]

Robert Hutchings He is the best teacher of the nuts and bolts of flying as well as maintaining the aircraft... If I EVER find out how to make a couple extra hundred grand to put towards my dream, I will owe him a debt of gratitude for helping to keep my grandiose dream of flying my gyro alive ... Thanks for the LIFT🧐

[@marcus3d]

He didn't explain much of anything here. Everything was dumbed down to the point of nonsense and waved away with a "you don't have to think about how it works". Thanks, but I came to this video to learn how it works, and this really unfunny guy didn't help me at all.

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Just waiting for 6 numbers and Im all in!. Dr Phil, If your show was on TV they would sell millions upon millions of these amazing little aircraft, I was in love with the Gyroplane when I first ever saw one, thanks for making wonderfully entertaining little shows

[@johnnytopp922]

Thank you Phil, for the entertaining and informative lessons of gyro flight! As many of the vids I've seen on this wonderful form of flight have increased the interest, and taught me a thing or two about it, yours had me smiling, give a chuckle or two and most of all, got my heart racing and increased my yearning for such an exhilarating form of flight. Thank you so much for posting these videos. It really helps promote and educate the people about the joys of the safest form of flight. The advancement sure has progressed over the ages. From the original Benson back in the mid '60's to today, especially the last 8-10 years, technology has greatly increased the look and excitement of such a simple design of flight. Why it took so long for the mass's interest in it, I may never understand. But regardless, I am thankful for the progress

[@wisencareful4645]

Hey Phil / Gary from Australia here ! Fondly remember my flight with you in the UK it made my holiday complete years ago. Since stroke the Drs won’t allow me to fly yet Still ever hopeful …. Loved this video as saw the field again Safe flying ol son Best from Oz 👍🏾👍🏾

[@niladrimukherjee2098]

The best explannatory gyrocopter video ever posted on U tube . Answered a very important beneficial affect ofvturbulence on gyros. Gonna buy one the day I have enough money to own one.

[@garysmitherman]

Phil for a person with no experience of flying a gyro I found this very interesting and fun. Now I need to win the lottery.

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

Autogyros aren't THAT expensive. Some kits start at well under $20k.

[@beagle5]

@@houstonhelicoptertours1006 Try getting a Licence ? in how many hours ?? 70 before solo ,in many cases.

[@SeanGriffin-h6v]

will have to learn. you make the gyro so pleasurable and you have a great tutorial presence. purchased your gyro pilots hand book, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[@ikay2102]

Thanks to Phil i watched both of his videos and DID find gyro i wanted and got proper training. Cant think of anyone else in UK who is so excited to promote this awesome sport. Thanks Phil.

[@markhull1366]

KZbin metrics recommended this channel. For once, I'm not disappointed. I Love this guy! Anyone else think that he sounds like Star Trek's Mr. Scott teaching about gyros? Thumbs up for me!

[@byronroberts3801]

First information I've ever learned about gyroplanes. I think I'm in love

[@arnoldanderson1501]

Simply the best explanation and most interesting introduction to gyro plane instructions on KZbin. Thanks Phil.

[@philquantrill674]

Absolutely bloody marvelous. Your mix of information, humour and graphics leave me wanting to know more, much more. Thank you Phil, I am beginning my training in France, and once hopefully once I pass, I will look for an hour or two training with a GB pilot just to "smooth the edges" as I did with my flexwing licence. When I do, it is on you I hope to call.

[@thepieman4398]

Phil is as mad as a box of frogs but the go to guy when it comes to Gyros. Great stuff Phil and thanks for the video

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

This should be on TV, it is a beautifully made video

[@peredavi]

Very entertaining and informative! Getting my autogyro rating in Texas spring 2021.

[@ozziepilot2899]

Brilliant explanation , entertaining too. You have got me thinking about Gyros now (as a fixed wing pilot those wind gusts you discuss really hammer us)

[@JackerNo2]

What a top bloke! I really enjoy watching his tutorial videos, he has a first class way of getting the info through to us students...nice one Phil

[@finjay21fj]

You cover things usually missed as other presenters assume ppl already know. You cover it all thankfully, simply, yet in detail and with humour and a mutual enthusiasm you share with your viewers - ❤️🥇🏆🚁

[@ppharwood]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Phil

[@hugebartlett1884]

So gratifying to see Cierva's dream come true at last. He knew what was needed,but at the time technology,and public indifference,and possibly hostility,just made precision control unattainable. A new generation of people are coming to enjoy flying themselves as fun,and of course,far more cheaply and easily than helicopter ability.

[@FMDful]

Спасибо, ФИЛ! Я прекрасно провел с тобой время и стал уверенно разбираться в теории полетов автожира.👍👏 From Russia with love

[@johnnagle7542]

Phil Harwood is the MAN! Thanks for spreading gyro love!

[@toney5043]

Phil, you covered the basics very well done. Thanks and keep up the GREAT work.

[@jamesgauson4057]

I enjoyed the video Phil, it's great to see these things flying, it looks like great fun.

[@spoolyanddanalixdnb]

This is one of those gems on youtube.

[@stuartpagelane9823]

At last somebody explaining how the kite stays up. and not just flogging a book. Thank you Phil.

[@johnburrows4711]

Excellent!!! Really informative....Superb job Sir!!

[@ericswild]

Your attitude is infectious !! Take me flying!!

[@Rommmm]

Great! now I want to learn to fly one of these !

[@63snampook]

Thumbs up !!! Very well explained, with a nice touch of humor !! That's the way !!! Big thanks !!!

[@mdaydj]

Great video Phil Thanks a million for the inspiration that has led me to an amazing time in Gyros

[@inspirationandaviation938]

Thank you Phil for this video.

[@BigFiveJack]

Very informative video. Quite beneficial to those of us considering flying instruction.

[@misters2837]

Thank You for using Decent Music... And the Gyro-Education!

[@gregvos8599]

What a beautiful and informative video 👌

[@whatever07904]

Great video buddy, more please, much more!!!

[@ChrisJONES-qz7mv]

Well done Phil, another excellent video.

[@Echobike01]

thanks Phil, 👍 i am graciously requesting you do a full video on how and why a gyro handles turbulence better than most aircraft ! i know you touched on it here , but a complete and full understanding of how this works will vastly improve sales and transitions to gyro's ( well thats my belief) . cheers .

[@garywilliams4953]

Greg I once owned an RV6 which was fast and in the summer in Oz you could hit your head on the roof in turbulence.. I bought a R44 some years later which the wife loved because in strong turbulence it simply wagged its tail. Why? Maybe the FULL explanation is for someone else but it is simply the size of the "wing" which rotates and the ROTOR DISC area which is much smaller than a full wing (maybe the loading is much higher) . I have migrated to maybe the Eclipse by ELA than the R44 simply because the hourly operating cost is about 10% in comparison to a R44.

[@Echobike01]

@@garywilliams4953 thanks Gary, great reply 👍

[@explorewithbunty]

i really want to know more about gyros , your video is great .good work keep doing it.....

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

I would pay to watch these, so professional and educational, in a way I'm glad he is not on tv, the skies would be full

[@InfusedBiker]

The best video!! Excellent explanation. Not as complicated as I was led to believe.

[@eansugarman4675]

Great Video Phil, very inspiring and informative!

[@siggyuke]

Fabulous video! Best I've come across - informative, humorous and really good production. Are you still operating (asking as your video was 3 years ago)? I'm based in portugal and looking into the possibility of learning to fly - dont suppose you have any contacts for over here?

[@novavroomvroom2979]

Thank you for making the video fun to watch.... You've caught my attention.... keep up the good work and awesome videos and explanation...

[@koihoshi]

I never really understood fully how a gyroplane worked until watching this. And now I basically want one.

[@workski2]

Wonderful video Dude. Loved it.

[@john.pereyra]

I love your video. Makes me want to learn how to fly a gyrocopter

[@rosie121000]

Excellent video had a chance to fly with Rodger Savage loved it 👍

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Excellent stuff bro

[@60stedman]

FANTASTIC, FUN & INFORMATIVE TOO!

[@ganisercanozkilic5607]

Best explanation ever. No on online explained better.

[@nitevisionimages]

This video wins the internet

[@BeyondWrittenWords]

Gyro's are the future flying cars. Too much air traffic regulations spoil this fun, though.

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

The idea of the "personal aircraft" was ogled since the 1930s, yet nothing practical has ever manifested. Every ultralight, every gyrocopter, every real helicopter or plane needs training to operate, regular maintenance and comes with running costs...often more than the average Joe is willing to invest, time/money-wise.

[@austinoverheaddoorcompanyb1058]

Definite someone i could learn from. very entertaining

[@DarrenGenge]

great videos! you explain perfectly!

[@ronechols]

Best explanation ever! Great job!

[@tangopapajuliet9469]

He makes it fun. Good video, Need more info before I try it.

[@50pence59]

Brilliantly done, sir. 👍

[@bryankirk3567]

An extremely good presentation of the basics of aerodynamics for 'DUNDERHEADS'

[@dn221273]

And suddenly I have understood - that really English is sound like an English with the strong Russian accent! 😳 Probably that's why I have understood all about why and how a gyro fly! 😊👍 Спасибо, Фил! 👍

[@pannekoekster]

That put a big smile on my face for the day. 😁

[@vijayakumarkona443]

sir can make a video on main rotar attachment in gyro copter regarding bearing and placement of rotar wings on cyclic

[@ianfryer1967]

You just could not get a better ambassador for the gyrocopter!

[@kurtjensen7264]

Jolly good job old boy

[@gerhardmeier3361]

Hey Phil - I like your videos - simply "philomenal"

[@harlanroeser7546]

Wow! My dream is to fly & this is how I can do it Thanks.

[@cadidiot_101]

Excuse me while I present this to my adviser for aeronautical engineering. I'd like to learn as much as I can and maybe get into the development some day

[@RosssRoyce]

Short take off and landing roll distances, stability, compact size... sounds so nice :D Really want to try this! Only there’s no gyro in my club :( The only occasion that I think I’d prefer in a plane is a bird strike to the blade, you don’t want to lose that blade and a plane with a hole in the wing still flies. I wonder what is the strength of the blade material, they look like graphite or fiberglass but I’m sure that the centrifugal force rigidifies them?

[@kentwilliams4152]

I understand that if one is nearing a stall and pushes the joystick forward as one would do in a fixed wing A/C that it can cause a crash. So, I am wondering what one should do in that circumstance or is it best to do nothing?

[@scottdenard7554]

Ok Dr. Phill I have a somewhat strange question I think you might know the answer to. I am a heavy man (OK FAT) and if a gyro in in experimental class maximum weight of 1320 lbs and has a useful load of 600 lbs and is tandem. In order to fly it I am assuming the CG for the gyro with me as a pilot and a copilot with full fuel would be forward of cg limitations. So here is the question if it is forward can one not have a curved longer mast to move the mast forward and upward to keep rotor in the same alignment as the original mast giving the prop proper clearance therefore moving the fulcrum point forward to a new cg? I understand of course you would have to adjust the line of thrust appropriately.

[@gobstoppa1633]

awesome phill the fantastic, brilliant teacher method,mint, top man.

[@JohnnyMentat]

Great video!

[@davidtwomey138]

hey phil want too fly these machines im in ireland . will travel 2 the uk just want know where i can learn with a view too buyin my own ?

[@tomkitchen2764]

Does the blade go clockwise or anticlockwise?

[@xboxice2005]

Oh man that was very entertaining 😎👌

[@DrivingwithGloves]

Very funny. I enjoyed watching this video!

[@yuehhtewbb427]

In terms of balance, does the gyro need to be balanced front to back? If so it could explain the unpopularity, since it couldn't carry large loads.

[@beagle5]

What then does it take to get a licence, I know some that have not got solo until around 70 hours ,licence around 85 up to 100 hours, why is this so? if the hours are around 45 hours, on the course . plus if fixed wing Less hours ,Yet some still do not get to solo until around 70 hours. Please explain ?

[@HTI4711]

Hey Phil..... where do you school and how much cash and time is necessary to fly...? Many thanks....

[@jasetheace71]

Was thinking of buying a nice sports-bike/motorbike....this looks like so much more fun..☺

[@Sterlingjob]

The only thing the freaks me out is the size of the bolt that holds the rotor on...and there's only one of them!!

[@garywilliams4953]

Yep put when you find out how much stress they can take it gives you a cuddle. Factory build certified machines have gone through all the tests to ensure it stays together

[@trickcyclists]

Yep, like the 'Jesus' bolt in a flexwing.. scarey. .

[@jonathancallender8185]

Most of them are using a bushing over the bolt that is lubricated so the bushing and bolt would have to fail. Additionally the bolt is in shear in two locations like a hitch pin in a receiver.

[@LeeRoyJenkz]

Awesome video! Gets me really excited about gyros. However, what isn't awesome about them is the useful load / cross country capability. Only seat two people and have no cargo room. Are there limitations to these? If not why isn't anyone building them?

[@NoorElahi1776]

Okay this is awesome!

[@buldogaero6183]

learning on the gyro ,after 31 hours, and 1 and a half years, I feel like giving up. I have been fortunately to be in a position to fly as much as possible, yet my Instructor says ,it will be too much . o.k so if I find that, I can slow up. I am frustrated that there is no light at the end of the tunnel. On fixed wing I felt I was continually moving on. I appreciate its a different machine, and I am doing well .So any reasons ? why I cannot keep moving instead of I hour up and sit around for 3 hrs? At least with fixed wing it was ! hour up and chat about the flight on the ground ,and one understood more. Any Advice please? Wish you were my Instructor.

[@vitiare]

Clarkson he's not, but this was delightfully entertaining.

[@johnsweda2999]

Why don't they have winglets on the blades. Can you buy the the gyro mechanism and who is the best, and I make my own frame I was thinking of VW Beetle 1800cc engine air-cooled would be a good choice or not thinking of cost thanks some DIY kits out there

[@sourkraut6248]

Look up "Experimental Aircraft Association"...... THEN seek out the rotorcraft folks. You will NOT be disappointed.... I am a 40 year addict.........

[@flfun2no]

How do the blades start spinning up to speed like the cavalon does before the craft is in forward motion if the rotor doesn't receive power?

[@RoadRunnerLaser]

Because modern autogyros actually DO have powered rotors. Just prior to the take-off roll, the "pre-rotation" button is pressed which uses engine power to spin up the rotors. Once the rotors are spun up, the pre-rotation is disengaged and the take-off roll can begin. From this point on, the rotors are not powered but autorotating. As airspeed increases, there should be an increase in rotor-speed and subsequently, lift. Pre-rotation shortens the take-off roll considerably.

[@flfun2no]

@@RoadRunnerLaser Thank you for the explanation it makes sense!

[@technerdian]

I have got to get me one of these!

[@rockdeer4453]

You should produce more videos.

[@ArthurGemperle]

Exelent video and well explained

[@JoeMama-vj8es]

Very cool.

[@HPPalmtopTube]

Maybe someone can explain this to me, why is the gyro connected to the propeller via that bent black tube ? it seems there is a gear on the rotor that's connected to a flexible shaft that connects to the engine just above the propeller. so why is this ???

[@ppharwood]

Hi Terrence. It is a 'starter motor' mechanism to get the rotor blades spinning to form a disc. It is called the pre-rotator. It is disengaged before the gyroplane starts moving forward. Phil

[@HPPalmtopTube]

@@ppharwood Hi Phil, thanks for replying ;) I had a slight feeling it had something to do with this. I've always wondered what makes the rotor turn initially before take-off. ;)

[@HPPalmtopTube]

@@ppharwood Hi Phil, thanks for replying ;) I had a slight feeling it had something to do with this. I've always wondered what makes the rotor turn initially before take-off. ;)

[@HPPalmtopTube]

@@ppharwood btw, that bit you did where you skip past the details of what makes the rotor turn in front of the whiteboard, you should consider filming and uploading, I would love to see the nitty gritty details of how it all works... and i'm sure others here too... ;) I still don't %100 understand what makes the rotor turn, the issue i have is that I can understand that it has a force on the one blade, but at the same time the other blade does the opposite so should cancel the force out... You know, if you blow one blade backwards, the other comes forwards, against the wind. Apparently it's the other way round, blowing onto the rotor makes it go towards the wind, but still the other blade does the opposite right?. Why is this not the case then ??? So a detailed description of the forces on the airfoils would suit me more ;) (ps sorry for my poor english) Also, what happens when you stall, the rotor stops turning, and you keep it turning by sacrificing your height ?

[@ppharwood]

@@HPPalmtopTube This is explained in the Gyroplane Technical section of The Gyropedia (gyropedia.com). There is also an explanation in Chapter 10 of the book "Flying a New Generation Gyrocopter" (available from the Online Shop at GyrocopterExperience.com). It's worth having a look at these if you want a more detailed explanation. Phil

[@steveholt8991]

Hi, gyroplanes are great devices. One question: An auto-rotator spins the rotors up to a speed that allows a short takeoff. Why don't they spin the rotors up to takeoff speed so they can take off vertically ?

[@leneanderthalien]

A "jumping" gyro need a specific rotor with heawy blades (for inertia) and pitch control, and a powerfull pre -launcher...this all is very expansive...

[@piccolizei]

Hello Phil Very good presentation. I love both the real model that reduces and precisely in the video I see a pretty little models that I do not know, can you say more. 5:45 / 15:18 thank you very much Jerome

[@ralphlivingston894]

I love this guy!

[@dukejet6997]

Great video Phil!!! Had me pissing myself laughing. I love that enthusiasm mate, makes me want to fly!!

[@PortugalCarp]

Another great video. Thanks #PhilHarwood

[@z_actual]

I think this video has some very positive technical aspects to contribute, that said it is very badly let down by utterly stupid unnecessary loud music and equally distracting unnecessary video effects. I could add that perhaps a pressure distribution diagram of an airfoil might have helped assist the viewer envisage why an airfoil would proceed forward to hold the rotor in autorotation.

[@4shellma]

any comparission of gyropter & small doubleseater heli ?

[@roberthutchings5669]

Phil I am messaging you from across the pond in Newfoundland how safe is a gyrocopter with a novice pilot

[@aky19832001]

What if you have a bird strike and it damages the blades? Can It still glide down?

[@yuehhtewbb427]

Yes, the rotor would induce vibration though.