To BUY or Not to BUY a Gyrocopter?

[@breevwhyman2985]

.........seriously there.....its difficult to believe you have a flapping scarf 20 inches away from a rotating propellar....LORD Beautiful video thanks

[@HourBuilding]

Yes, you are right, scarves not such a good idea...

[@chinaboss6683]

Blondes are like that. 😂

[@andron967]

Her scarf isn't a good idea.

[@charliemowry774]

Scary I saw that scarf right off 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@mikebarefoot3433]

They are so much fun. I took one ride, and bought the one I rode in. Now getting the training to fly it!

[@HourBuilding]

I am trying to get the time to do my training in Austria.

[@SD-es5bv]

The loose scarf made me nervous.

[@alexjohnson3696]

What great footage, thanks for sharing

[@mariebaxter473]

Rock n Roll baby, cool and scary all in one clip, awesome,

[@everlast2658]

Wearing a scarf don't seem like a good idea

[@StToNutSht]

I just came across this video because there is a gyrocopter for sale in my area and I am curious to get one however I know nothing about such things plus it needs rotors and idk if I'm getting too deep for something being sold for $1500

[@cjushka]

A flapping scarf around the neck and twirling props only a few feet above and behind you...what could go wrong?😮

[@HourBuilding]

Luckily nothing did go wrong, but noted...

[@Watson1]

Good and bad, gyro flying is one of the safest machines out there. But you must have a good instructor. The bad, never wear a scarf that flaps around. Tuck it in. That gyro has some stick shake, find one that doesn’t. Personal thing, that music is terrible, I had to turn the volume down. Good luck with your partner buying a gyro, I’ve got over 2,400 hours in them. Cheers

[@MahaBali7975]

2400 hrs😮😮😮 Great job my friend!!! I am planning to buy kit only, Sportscopter M2, without any engine and install a 65kW electric motor of 170+ kgs of thrust. Do you think this much thrust good for tandem flight, considering max pilot weight 350lbs?😊😊😊

[@grancitodos7318]

@@MahaBali7975 They are very weight sensitive, the weight of the batteries will stop it from flying. What is the disease that causes people to be electric fanatics, completely impractical for aircraft?

[@brunolombardini7342]

Very good video , very good pilot! Autogyro very good machine |

[@tungstenkid2271]

Them whirling rotors scare the hell out of me, I think I'd prefer a fixed-wing ultralight..:)

[@HourBuilding]

Love the sound of the rotars...

[@peterharper420]

Good show Clifford cheers my good friend if I ever get visit You, Ruth and Percy in Montefrio in Spain one day I’d love to fly in I Gyrocopter too 😁

[@ไฉไลพุ่มกุมาร]

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[@mikegoodrich1948]

I presume that you are (like me) a fixed wing pilot attracted to gyrocopters. The ELA Cougar is a pretty good machine, I own one and since the manufacturer is in Spain your choice makes sense. However one of the biggest causes of gyro accidents is "flapping" or "blade sailing" during take-off. Our experience is that the prime cause for this is pilots failing to bring the stick fully back when opening the throttle after pre-rotation. For fixed wing pilots converting to gyros it is not "normal" to open the throttle for take-off with the stick fully back (I know, as an ex fixed wing pilot, I had found it unnatural to be accelerating down the runway with the stick fully back). As a result, ex fixed wing guys, when stressed or simply too relaxed on take-off, sometimes revert to fixed wing muscle memory and leave the stick forwards or neutral and "flap" rotor. Here is an example of a very experienced fixed wing pilot reverting to muscle memory. kzbin.info/www/bejne/emOQnHRtepKasNU&ab_channel=SteerWithMyRear If you intend to rent gyrocopters you will need to be very careful hiring to ex fixed wing pilots. This might be an interesting investment to reduce the risk. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4eWmppoYrGda7c&ab_channel=silverlightaviation Mike G

[@HourBuilding]

Hi Mike, Thanks for the comments. I am off to Austria to do my training as I have both UKCAA and EASA Licence and my issuing state is Austria. I fly a number of different fixed wing. Thank you for the comment on the stick. You tend to take off in the Socata Rallye with the weight off the front wheel due to the piston damper configuration on the Socata Rallye. Plus the fact it takes off in short time. Needs no runway distance. I look forward to completing my training and then having some adventures in the Gyrocopter.

[@mikegoodrich1948]

@@HourBuilding I'm curious, how are you going to be able to rent a Spanish registered gyro to non Spanish qualified pilots? I have a French permit to fly gyros but I suppose I wouldn't be able to rent your gyro if I was visiting Spain.

[@HourBuilding]

The Gyro will be for private use. Just a bit of fun to have around the hangar.🎉

[@lagyro]

I hope you got one... ;)

[@DirtySanchez943]

If I could I would

[@HourBuilding]

Its just finding the time to do the rating...

[@DirtySanchez943]

Oh I meant I would buy it if I could By all means buy 😁 @HourBuilding

[@Kookamungawerewolf]

The music ruined the experience.🤦🏾‍♂️

[@philgoodwin8905]

Well done Ruth, there is no chance on earth I would go flying in that machine...🥺 Percy was pleased to see you back on solid ground. “ so much “ fun !!!!!

[@HourBuilding]

They are great fun, a different style of flying...

[@philgoodwin8905]

🥺🦆

[@andron967]

You might be surprised. A gyro flown correctly has a very solid and comfortable feeling. I'm not a big fan of this particular gyro. That mainly has to do with its suspension . The rotorhead craves stability on the takeoff run. A smooth long runway helps. It can be safely flown if limitations are understood.

[@Flintlock1776]

Not sure the scarf is a good idea Lol

[@yafoor4660]

I love gyrocopter

[@HourBuilding]

we will be getting one, its just finding the time to get the rating.

[@ictpilot]

Maybe you'd feel better in an enclosed machine.

[@brunolombardini7342]

Question buy or not to buy? ...buy ..buy!!ahahah

[@HourBuilding]

Trying to sort out getting the Gyro Licence. The we will buy... Love flying the Gyro

[@williambarker7571]

ARE WE DANCING OR FLYING????????????????????????????????

[@lorendjones]

Buy!

[@HourBuilding]

Trying to find time to get my rating so we can have a gyro based at our airfield in Granada

[@rockspyder3970]

Just one look at that flimsy little rotorhead, and it is a hard “no” from me.

[@HourBuilding]

They are great fun for local flying in the mountains

[@rockspyder3970]

@@HourBuilding agreed, but the structural integrity of a gyro does not inspire confidence. As a 1000+ hour turbine-rated helicopter pilot, I may be a bit biased, no doubt a real helicopter is still the first choice, but of course the cost is the big limiting factor. Then I would rather go for a STOL type fixed-wing craft, which could also get you safely on the ground with limited landing space.

[@niksarass]

​​​@@rockspyder3970A real helicopter is less safe than a gyro. Dead engine game over on a helicopter, not on a gyro you can land safely with no engine. Same for a plane vs gyro

[@rockspyder3970]

@@niksarass now retired, but former comm licenced pilot with more than 1000 hours on turbine helicopters here. If your autorotation skills are polished, which they should always be, the survival rate for both pilot and machine is excellent. Just like for a gyro, but heavier. The issue is with structural failure, especially main rotor components, then it will be catastrophic with no chance of survival. The integrity of a gyro rotorhead just looks way too flimsy!

[@niksarass]

@@rockspyder3970 Explain me what happens on a helicopter if any of both rotors fails? Lost control and crash. If gyro engine stops you don't lose control and can still land pretty safely

[@jumpingjacks5558]

Interesting 1970's porn music. You must of been having a great time flying.

[@HourBuilding]

They are great fun for flying around the local mountians and coastline

[@jumpingjacks5558]

I can only imagine. Gyro's are expensive. Is the maintenance expensive? @@HourBuilding

[@N1611n]

Looks like a lot of fun but too many moving parts for me. Glide ratio of a brick, especially with a blade out plus i'm a big scaredy cat coward Lolz!

[@HourBuilding]

Luckily we have our own maintenance partner with MROAVIATION in our hangar. So we have the best mechanic looking after our machinery.

[@andron967]

They are extremely animated. But once in the air the rotor has a very solid and comfortable feel. In fact I don't really like most small planes. But the gyro sort of smooths out turbulence to a point. You might like it. The glide ratio concern is valid. But a emergency landing into the wind at very low or no speed into a smaller area is a big advantage. So keeping track of emergency landing areas makes a huge safety difference.

[@N1611n]

@@andron967 I would have to wear a chute and fly high. I know I'm a wimp and would hope to reach altitude where I could relax Lolz!🤣

[@andron967]

I'm a old hang glider pilot. As soon as parachutes were invented that worked we were all for them. They saved many a pilot with some at amazingly low altitudes. Hang gliders can handle heavy G loads. But not while flying backwards such as in a tumble. Same is true in a powered trike. But a gyro is different now with better engineering. One problem is they are harder for other aircraft to see even using strobe lights. So most are flown lower where parachutes aren't practical. It's being worked on but a parachute for the entire aircraft hasn't been developed yet. The most dangerous point in gyro flight is now mainly in take off. So parachutes are not of much value but can cause their own dangers.

[@N1611n]

@@andron967 I'll go for bubble wrap then Lolz!

[@luismarcelinolavadojerez2122]

Not to buy...

[@alanwood4968]

No such thing as a gyro copter.