I fly a Dominator gyro now in the United States. Do you know if there is an electric add-on that one could put on an existing gyro to make it street legal?
Hi, GyroMotion is the only company who specializes in street legal add-ons for gyros (they have a patent for it). You can find their website in the description below the video and contact them through it (they also have partners in the US, but I am not sure if that add-on will fit your gyro. It is best to ask them directly).
Currently there is only an option to recharge the battery from the electric grid, they are thinking about recharging while in flight but it is hard to tell if this option will be available.
Isn't brake lights and turn signals required where you were driving on the road? Can you provide the weight increase numbers for the battery and drive system?
Yes and also insurance for cars, but this gyroplane has it all. Don’t know the exact numbers, check out their website (in the description below the video) for more information.
Gyroplane in the video is Autogyro Calidus (with optional street legal upgrade). Gyroplanes in general are in my opinion the best aircraft for new pilots. They are in my opinion safest and most practical in the LSA category and are also relatively affordable.
Hi Sanjay, Gyro in this video is an Autogyro Cavalon, new base model starts at 145 thousand dollars (Google search) but used ones can be as low as 60 thousand dollars. If you want something cheaper then maybe consider Calidus (new 105 thousand, used as low as 40 thousand) or MTO (new 80 thousand, used as low as 20 thousand) models from Autogyro.
Safer than a helicopter. Won't fall out of the sky if you loose power. Shorter runway than you need for a plane. The newer versions have an electric motor on the rotor to get it moving. So now this thing is a hybrid. They have been around since the 1920's or 30's.
Oops, just watched one land with no power! Wow. The design is such that the up-draught from falling makes the rotor turn. It was such a gentle landing. Wow. Just wow. Why don’t they make all helicopters with this technology?
they have no utility, they require way more take off runway than all bush planes! and the accident rate is much higher than planes! get your facts straight kiddo
Back in the late 80s, I was flying with a company doing pipeline patrol of fiber optic rights of way. The rule here in the US is that you should have permission from the land owner in order to land. Since we never knew where we would be at lunchtime, and cell phones didn't really exist yet, we were told by our boss to land, and then just ask the restaurant staff if parking the helicopter was OK. We never had anyone complain!
Don’t know the exact descent rate, but I think it is survivable (but you definitely damage your gyro and maybe cause some injuries to yourself). SO DO NOT PERFORM VERTICAL LANDING!
How much do these cost? Maybe i already answer myself, but i never seen one of these in the city, are those city legal or they are just for entertainment like a quad?
Hi, so gyroplanes are not that rare or costly, but gyroplanes with street legal upgrade are quite rare because street legal upgrade is not very cheap, it requires a lot of bureaucracy (in some countries it is not even possible) and additional vehicle insurance. So as you can imagine a lot of gyroplane pilots prefer to call a cab or take a foldable electric scooter with them when they are traveling somewhere then go with this extensive process.
Probably no. Gyroplane requires a lot of rudder input (controlling with feet). But it is possible for you to fly a paramotor trike or ultralight trike. Check out video on RU-vid: PARAPLEGIC PARAMOTOR PILOT. Also hit me up on Instagram (I noticed that you are from Puerto Rico and a lot of gyro pilots are coming there to fly on vacation, I want to go there too someday. Maybe we can chat about your options or at least give you a tour ride).
If you are referring to ultralight trikes then I agree that they are awesome too. Here in Czechia one guy is making really nice foldable trikes that are also electric!!! Subscribe if you want to see an interview with him.
@@flying_bros yes, a foldable ultralight gyro with some way of motorizing the front wheel. Maybe not like a car, but like a motorized bicycle. Trikes are great, but gyros are even cooler in many ways. Thanks for posting
@@donindri Oh yeah, now I see what you mean. That would be cool. And I agree, trikes are really great but gyros are even better. Thanks for watching and your comments.
@@bigmephi Paragliding is more dangerous than general aviation. Check out this article about dangerous activities: chessintheair.com/the-risk-of-dying-doing-what-we-love/ Don’t get me wrong, I love paragliding and paramotoring, but I am fully aware that it can be dangerous and therefore trying to fly as safely as possible and mitigate possible risks (not flying in bad weather, always flying with a reserve,...). Are you a paraglider or paramotor pilot?
@@flying_bros Thanks for the article, but I didn't find any statistics on autogyros. I wanted to compare paragliders with them, and not with general aviation. Personally I don't fly anything yet, but I'm looking at paramotor.
@@bigmephi I have a beginner paragliding pilot license for 3 years now, this year I am working on a paramotor pilot license (in EU you have to have a license) and next year I want to get a gyrocopter pilot license (but I finished theory and got a radio communication license). So if you want to fly only occasionally and recreationally in the evenings and mornings when the weather is very nice and winds and thermals are calm, a paramotor is a good choice for you. You will be safe as long as you take paramotor training and fly with a wing for beginners. If you want to fly more and in more challenging weather (in the middle of the day, stronger winds,...), take somebody with you or take some flying trips, a gyrocopter is a better and safer option. For more information I suggest to speak with professionals in your area (because this is a complicated topic) or follow my channel (I will be posting videos about my progress even with paramorotors). Hope this helped.
Unfortunately yes, gyroplanes are known for the vibrations during flight. Some models are more vibrant, some less. But on the other hand they handle turbulent air and strong wind very well. Much better than fixed wing aircrafts.
You actually have solved the realistic flyin car issue. Lets face it if you really had a flying car are you going to do the shopping? No most likely this is what you would do this its brilliant well done opens it up as a real cross country machine.
You should have shown how you have to secure the rotor with the teeter frame and straps before you drive down the road. That's the only downside I see to this.
Hi, you can see the transformation process in the video called: From Paramotors to GyroMotion on my YT channel and I will also include it in my future videos. I wanted to keep this video simple for entertainment purposes.
I think that they are designed to climb 12% gradient (max. street gradient in Europe) without any problem. Maybe if I will have time between my flight lessons we can do some tests and make a video about it. So don’t forget to subscribe.
You can buy an add-on to your gyroplane/gyrocopter. It is called GyroMotion ( they basically add motors, battery, side mirrors,...). I interviewed the owner of this company, you can see the video on my channel.
