Top Gear For Gyros 2 - Gyroplanes Explained

In 2011 the video "Top Gear for Gyroplanes" was released, it shows just how much fun you can have in a Gyroplane, and how safe they are to fly.
In "Top Gear for Gyros 2 - Gyroplanes Explained", Phil Harwood substantiates many of the claims made in the original video and explains, in a simple and entertaining style, the basics of why a Gyroplane is inherently stable, doesn't really feel turbulence, and how they can fly even though the rotor is not powered by the engine.
It's fun, it's informative, it answers many of the questions that people have about Gyroplanes.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@johnnagle7542]

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

[@Rommmm]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@skylinevspec000]

I hate it when videos dont have normalised music to voice.. good vid tho

[@whatever07904]

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

[@MrPILOTSTEVE59]

I want to fly one into the wilderness of Idaho USA

[@jonathancallender8185]

As do I. Mostly northern Nevada but Idaho as well.

[@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.

[@Renato.Stiefenhofer.747driver]

Good stuff. Thank's for explaining. Are you a shrink? ... just kidding. I have flown almost everything from helicopters to hang gliders, from P-51's to the jumbojet. Never a gyro, though. Looks exciting! Greets from Korea. R

[@waynerainey2606]

Fuc*ing loud a$$ volume changes ... at 9:32 who's the jacka$$ who thought it would be funny to have the volume triple?, do you know what angina is.. well my 77 year old mom is in the hospital because the volume changed with no warning and scared the crap out of her in another room and triggered an attack.

[@andresamezquitamedina.4939]

QUEREMOS SABER $$ PRECIOS= us dólares ???? PORQUE! TENEMOS MERCADO PARA ESE TIPO DE MERCANCÍA Y NO! SE EXCEDA para poder hacer negocios!!!!

[@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.

[@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! 👍

[@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 👍🏾👍🏾

[@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?

[@h53se]

First video I give thumb down. Hard Rockmusic and all lights flashing and other crap + man trying to do the presentation by just shouting. In a scale 1-10 I give it - 5.🤮👎

[@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

[@jamesgauson4057]

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

[@ukgyroexpeditions]

The laws of aerodynamics? No. Much simpler than that. If an aerofoil deflects air downwards it gives lift if it deflects it backwards it gives rotation. Angle of deflection depends on angle of attack which decrease moving outward on a rotating blade as the airspeed increases. Apart from the gobbledegook the rest was brilliant as ever. Thank you.

[@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?

[@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 ?

[@sssbob]

Just curious, has anyone ever tried to make a coaxial rotor head on a gyro? The rotor blades could be much shorter and stiffer.I'm thinking of something like this, but with an unpowered rotor and a pusher engine. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGOUiZ5sqbOWeNk

[@PortugalCarp]

Another great video. Thanks #PhilHarwood

[@KuschallRacing]

very good presentet ! why then the rotor cant speed up more for having a faster lift off like bushplanes...then this would be best 50-60 meter pull up..

[@terrygibson9111]

why haven't you showed any tractor gyros which do not suffer from mast bumping .like the original gyros or the Pitbull www.biysk.ru/~samoletautogyr/6.jpg

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@63snampook]

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

[@johnburrows4711]

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

[@BigFiveJack]

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

[@williamgrimberg7722]

For windy days, just make sure you have plenty of altitude for any down wind turns to keep your forward lift . This where people have died in these aircrafts.

[@bapaktua9669]

Mantab,,,,,,temuan sempurna 👍 top manuper lincah,👍❤️👍👍.

[@HTI4711]

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

[@notmyworld44]

WHY THE OBNOXIOUS MUSIC??? IRRITATING AND UNNECESSARY!!!

[@jasetheace71]

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

[@denisgiguere1600]

Hi Phil ! What is the best concept for the blades on top, your gyro or this gyro in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4LMln6knNGtoJY ?

[@xboxice2005]

Oh man that was very entertaining 😎👌

[@ashtongrist]

FUCKING AWESOME.... STILL WISHING I UNDERSTOOD GYROCOPTERS

[@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

[@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

[@FMDful]

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

[@garywilliams4953]

Im like a fat kid in a lolly shop at the moment on a mission to but a GYRO and set up a training school at parafield when I have the satisfactory amount of hours.(past CFI experience) Looking at two options the ELA eclipse canopy on or off is the attraction. I will house it at Parafield and fly in controlled airspace down the coast on a Sunday morning topless. Ace checked airservices and they say. "Come on down" Or maybe the MTO sports 2017 as a trainer. Decision decisions. PHIL is an excellent presenter, funny as hell, and an all round passionate guy. The Gyro has come of age

[@johnnytopp922]

It was long overdue but so glad that I am alive now that it has.

[@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 ?

[@peredavi]

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

[@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.

[@davidtrindle6473]

Great video.funny guy. Horribly annoying and over-loud heavy metal garbage

[@mdaydj]

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

[@toney5043]

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

[@vitiare]

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

[@roberthutchings5669]

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

[@mixerguru]

youre a pilot leqarn to control your levels makes watchiung annoying as fuck !

[@eansugarman4675]

Great Video Phil, very inspiring and informative!

[@PatPrice123]

Stupidly, deafening music, aside from that, a decent video

[@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.........

[@espr7564]

He never mentioned a word about the dangers, which is a great pity. 👎

[@rosie121000]

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

[@inspirationandaviation938]

Thank you Phil for this video.

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

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

[@ralleboi9928]

great, now i'll be $10000 poorer shortly.

[@ganisercanozkilic5607]

Best explanation ever. No on online explained better.

[@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.

[@Drewitron-xe7mz]

Good information but terrible presentation style

[@DarrenGenge]

great videos! you explain perfectly!

[@tomkitchen2764]

Does the blade go clockwise or anticlockwise?

[@gerhardmeier3361]

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

[@JohnnyMentat]

Great video!

[@gregvos8599]

What a beautiful and informative video 👌

[@ArthurGemperle]

Exelent video and well explained

[@bryankirk3567]

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

[@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!

[@shahriarabdullahsiddique4925]

Please get rid of that annoying video vignette

[@koihoshi]

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

[@60stedman]

FANTASTIC, FUN & INFORMATIVE TOO!

[@ChrisJONES-qz7mv]

Well done Phil, another excellent video.

[@div5730]

.borrinG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FrankMac59]

I was enjoying this until the 1970's comedy took over - and I am older that Dr Phil.

[@tomkitchen2764]

Are they gyrocopters or gyroplanes?

[@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.

[@InfusedBiker]

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

[@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!

[@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...

[@hakanbalci2302]

Hi Phil Harwood. this video the bets gyro video l have ever seen. l feel myself luck to meet you. l love gyro as you. and l decided make a homemade gyro in my garage. but l need your help. ıf you answer my qestions l will be wery hapy. 1: l have a rotor blade which measurment is: 3.50 m. X 18 mm. is it enouhg for one seat gyrocopter or not? 2: Blade angle problem. HAVE AN ANGLE IN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES ? HOW MANY DEGREE: degree1.95, degree 1.85,degree??????? or degree 2......??????? thanks for help

[@rockdeer4453]

You should produce more videos.

[@alexandervanwyk7669]

Dr Phil I really had to get one. How can I go about? I only have hang glider experience. Needs training and a license. I am ready NOW Can i get a good one for about R400k (20 to 30k Euros)?

[@RosssRoyce]

Hiiiii Roooooo Huggarrrrriiiiiiiiiiii :P

[@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!

[@DrivingwithGloves]

Very funny. I enjoyed watching this video!

[@Joe-jb1jf]

How about the safety? Bro

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?

[@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?

[@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.

[@JPDW3072]

What about fuel consumption with all that resistance ?

[@markhull1366]

Well, no one else bothered to reply. I just happened across this channel. KZbin metrics, go figure! Anyway I am an A&P mechanic and have done extensive research on gyros as I hope to have one some day. To answer your question; Gyros are the not the most efficient flying machines by a fair margin A Calidus with the prop pitched for max cruise gets somewhere around 5-6 gph at 85 kts. This is what was reported by "Light Sport & Ultralight Flier". Fuel efficiency ranks pretty low when most consider a gyro. It's the FUN factor that's important. If you want efficient cross country, that would be fixed wing hands down.

[@woutervanwijk4369]

Imagine those twats who are trying to develop passenger quadcopters! You'll never see me stepping on such a "flying" brick! These gyro's however; in a heartbeat!

[@yysnet888]

In the UK this hobbie with gyro have nearly been killed by the regulators as most of them thinking it unsafe, despite that for autogyros it have a better low speed response and safer when engine fails.