Sport Copter gyrocopters low level flying

[@bluesnjax9134]

The people at SportCopter are awesome! My son and I dropped by one afternoon and they gave us the grand tour of the factory. You'ld have thought I was their best customer with the treatment we were given. I'm saving my bucks and dreaming of when I will buy one.

[@tchick]

A rotax 582 will burn about 5 gallons of fuel per hour. Most single seat gyros carry enough fuel to fly for 1 - 1.5 hours.

[@tchick]

I live in FL. The gyros in this video are in Oregon. A good used single seat gyro will cost aprox $7,000 +. Brand new they're double that.

[@blastforyou]

The take off at 1:05 has to be with the aid of a pre rotator(which are not that expensive an option, and can use many drive options). These are truly outstanding machines and although i have flown in one i have never owned one, my flying has mostly been expermental/ultralight catogory ac. thanks for posting one of the best flying vids ever.

[@tchick]

@SteveLLW All applicable FAA laws must be followed. If you live out in a rural area and have a field big enough you should be able to take off and land from there as long as there isn't any local laws preventing it. These small single place gyros are mainly used for recreational flying. A few pilots make x-country trips in them but the majority of pilots just go out and tear up the sky for an hour or so.

[@bmakhale]

That was amazing!! My dream is to be one of those pilots...

[@SludgeSlinger]

beautiful flying. Im on the fence between an autogyro and a flexwing trike. This video certainly sways me in the auto gyro direction.

[@ThinkingManNeil]

THAT was a great vid! Looks like a lot of fun!

[@blastforyou]

On aerobatics or "flipping" in the lexicon of one commentator a heli or gyro; it depends on the positive and negative loading that the rotor mechanism is designed for, some rotary craft are designed with this in mind.

[@OnTheHonda]

Impressive! Great work of both off you on the sticks!

[@tchick]

Rotax 582 on the gyro with the enclosure. The open frame gyro has either a Rotax 503 or 582.

[@tchick]

@TheGrasslander The engines on the gyros in this video are Rotax 2-stroke and the RPM's get up around 6000 at full throttle.

[@blackUP2424]

would be fun to play paintball with one of those :)

[@tchick]

Depends on the size of the fuel tank. Gyros like these usually hold enough fuel for 1.5 - 2 hours of flying.

[@MrMazz1970]

this is awesome Gyro flying in a very good Gyro, by some very good Pilots... I fly gyro too, but havent got the PTWR, balls and skills in a Gyro to try that... 10/10 guys...awesome flying!

[@tchick]

Jim Vanek (the pilot in this video) is the only person doing loops in a gyro. He performs them at airshows all the time. It's still suicidal.

[@brunosaboia]

Wow, incredible machines. Do you have any info about speed and cost / km? I mean, how much liters of fuel per KM. Thanks.

[@livefastdierrhea]

Now that is living right there! So 7,000 u say for a good used one then, have any website links or anything to find out more of purchasing one?

[@tchick]

Yes. He performs loops and rolls in Air Shows.

[@UTubeGlennAR]

We ALL must remember that even thou flying like this is Tons O Fun, Gravity Will Always Rule is just one little thing goes wrong........ It happened to me, my last flight was vary similar to this one but I wWAS LUCKY, I am here to talk about it..............

[@TheJapanChannelDcom]

low level ops and loops.. is this dude still alive?

[@TheDreamMechanic]

Friggin' awesome.

[@tchick]

It's a loop. Jim does loops and rolls at Air Shows.

[@tchick]

Almost all gyros now use a prerotator to shorten the takeoff roll.

[@etimsam]

You mean you can get a liscence that quick? I really love flying, but at the moment, I am kinda into electromagnetic propulsion. But it is good to know how long it would take to get a flight liscence in order to fly anything in the air

[@wooden5c]

Does the autogyro do a roll at 56 seconds into the video??? Is that what I saw???

[@Clearly69]

If I had a gyrocopter this nice, I would be on a cross-country flight at 10,000 ft. for 5 days with a good sack of hooch.

[@twistedyogert]

wow I wish i had one

[@eraser0815]

@tchick you are so right @mbzfolife what are you talking about 1: you need a license you can fly like this guys with in a day,...

[@221b]

At 0:54 was that just an odd camera angle or was the gyro flying upside down for a second there? I thought that was impossible in a rotary-wing craft.

[@SSzabi]

low level flight is a good fun, I do the same with my powered paraglider. And my nightmare is that I am hit by an autogyro...

[@mistertween]

Do you need any license to fly it??

[@tchick]

Visit the websites listed up in the video description. The rotary forum is the best source for information.

[@etimsam]

tchick and eraser0815, you're both right. That was a bombshell, tchick, but I do understand. Don't mean to hurt your felling, mbzfolite. You're probably like me. I know nothing about gyrocopters, but I love them with passion, and I have nothin but high respect for those who can fly in them. I might be kinda, on the scared side to fly in one. So, do you need a flight liscence to fly anything in the air, tchick and eraser0815?

[@XRakkgruntX]

If you fly FAA part 103, no. But if it has an “N” number or tandem set up yes.

[@florianne23]

That's incredible.

[@tchick]

No trick photography. Jim V does loops and rolls at airshows in his gyro.

[@tomasrabb]

@mbzfolife how is he an idiot? this is fk awesome!

[@szarak81]

Fantastic ! :)

[@TheGrasslander]

What is the RPM these engines are turning?

[@XRakkgruntX]

At least 5500

[@beemerkid1]

soo, lets say i built a gyrocopter{which i intend to do, i have a 1987 yamaha genesis engine 120hp, off a motorcycle im restoring} i am new to this sport and stuff, back to my question, if i were to build it and use it faa rules are you dont need a licence for aircraft under 260lbs would i be able to say take off in a field of i want to make pontoons amd take off on a lake, what are the rules?

[@OzcarMike641]

Under 254 pounds according to FAA Part 103.

[@twistedyogert]

i cant ven fly an rc

[@tchick]

Low level flying is better.

[@tchick]

Go get a demo flight in a gyro and you'll never consider the trike.

[@vespapreta]

massa

[@tchick]

Ignorant people like you shouldn't comment on things you know nothing about. The pilot in this video is a professional pilot who performs in airshows. The aircraft are built using aircraft materials and a pilot's license is required to fly them. Flying lessons are needed as they are with any other type of aircraft. Please go back to playing your video games and leave the flying to someone else.

[@zzzzzzzz8998]

INVERTED!!! Yep.