I replaced my trikes (weight-shift control aircraft) with a gyroplane in 2020. I have flown trikes over 1400 hours between 2008 and 2019. I think trike was a good platform for my videography work, but gyroplane has two major advantages over trikes, maneuverability and stability in turbulence. More than dozen of my trike friends converted to gyros in the past few years. All of them have been very satisfied with their gyros since.
Gyroplane: AutoGyro MTO 2017 (type-certified) Engine: Rotax 915iS, turbo with fuel injection system (141 hp take off and 135 hp continuous) Fuel: Auto gas higher than 91 or Avgas 100LL Fuel Tank Capacity: 24.8 gallons (94 liters) Range: 350 miles License required in US: Sport Pilot license in gyroplane category
My beautiful backyard, which I’ve hiked many times. Sad that climatologists and glaciologists tell us that they’ll be no more glaciers in Olympic National Park by 2070. They’ve been receding for the past hundred years, and we have plenty of photos which verify that. Thanks for this footage!
What is a cruising speed and fuel consumption? I'm guessing 30 knots at 60mpg, so not practical for long distances, but good for fun??? I'm just asking
It can fly between 45 and 65 knots. Fuel consumption is between 3 to 4 gallon per hour. 17 gallon fuel tank up to 4 hour flight. Range 250 to 300 miles.
Incredible trip, scenery & photography. Did not realize a gyroplane could make such a trip. Great video editing; music captured the feeling of awe I had watching your experiences. Thank you for posting!
Hello Henry! You have such beautfil footage in all your videos!! I hope you see this! My boyfriend is becoming a Gyro pilot in Costa Rica and I want to gift him some tools for our GoPro for his footage. I would love your recommendations! We have a GoPro Hero 10 and a strap that goes on his chest. I LOVE the views on your videos where you can see the Gyro and scenery from the side. All the angles are sick!
Hello Henry! You have such beautfil footage in all your videos!! I hope you see this! My boyfriend is becoming a Gyro pilot in Costa Rica and I want to gift him some tools for our GoPro for his footage. I would love your recommendations! We have a GoPro Hero 10 and a strap that goes on his chest. I LOVE the views on your videos where you can see the Gyro and scenery from the side. All the angles are sick!
you say it wasn't windy but then it had to have received a gut you were not aware of. My long wheel base hi top Transit van at traffic lights was rolled backwards a few feet. It was windy.
@@HenryGyroLife Thick, it is a British saying for being stupid. I guessed it was on some sort of extension tube but could not see the tube. Does the camera have software to make the tube invisible? Really clever if it does. Where exactly on the gryo is it attached
@@Smaffs59 I use insta360 X3. Now they have X4. Their cameras erase extension rod automatic. It is attached to passenger seat frame and side bar with bungee codes.
@@HenryGyroLife You can do really cool things with inertia in the rotors. My instructor - he taught me to build my wood rotors was being teased about having old fashioned wood rotors. So he descended steeply from about 200ft with power at idle in his gyro hauled to a dead stop at 20ft above the strip in front of them. After a couple of seconds hovering he zapped on full power and climbed out without losing any height. The tip weights alone on a gyro are equivalent to about a tonne of inertia. If you REALLY know what you are doing you can do some remarkable stuff. Another time he did a steep approach and landed in front of his hanger dead stop and knowing he still had heaps of energy hauled in full back stick and blipped the power (quite a bit) kicking the rudder full left. It reared up on the tailwheel and did a 90 degree turn so he was now facing the hanger. He then stepped out and pushed it in (after the blades stopped), a fixed wing guy nearby was collecting flies in his mouth his jaw was so wide. Not something I'd be game to try.
Hi this is normal mine used to do this all the time. Basically the rotors had enough excess energy all pointing backwards at 18 degrees so you go backwards.
Yep Henry you just flared hard and increased rotor RPM then with the rotor disk tilted back and aircraft on the tailwheel the rotor thrust pushed you backwards, you did right to flatten the rotors and add a bit of power.
Its quite normal actually fun. Doesn't seem to happen as much on the heavier gyros, the light single seaters it happens all the time. Just push stick forward but you have a tailwheel for a reason, nothing bad will happen.
Land like a bird in a tree. I'm going to Wadesboro NC on May 17-19. The Gyro group called Carolina Barnstormers has a Fly-In there. Hopefully I can get my first gyro flight.
