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Hi Ron, Thank you for this video. I was not aware that you should not slip a gyroplane. As a private pilot with many hours in a short wing piper with no flaps I have literally become the king of slipping. When I eventually start gyro training I will have to make absolutely certain that I unlearn that habit! Great video!
Ron, Thank you for your great insights and explanations! They are very valuable to me. I'm a new to Gyro (MTO) pilot (24 hours) that has a lot of experience (50+ years) in fix wing and hot air balloons. Matt was my instructor and he was very thorough in driving into my fixed wing mind set the importance of not slipping a gyro to loose altitude and to keep them straight when wheels are contacting the ground (taking off and touching down). Thanks!
Rolls to the right. I think that is what Ron meant to say. Torque rolls the aircraft to the right and yaws to the left. This is all from sitting in the pilot seat sense
Instead of slipping, trying to correct to level flight and running out of cyclic I would think a way to make a correction would be to power on and come around in a circle in the direction of the roll then you can level out and land straight.
Great video Ron. Matt sent me the email with the link to watch your video. It reinforces proficiency and the importance of keeping the aircraft straight at all times.
Hey Ron. I recently started watching all your videos and can't thank you enough. I'm a high time fixed wing and rotor (helicopter) pilot and currently fly helicopters for an EMS company. A good friend has taken me up in gyros over the years and its something that I'm getting into. Keep up the good work and hope to meet you one day.
What I've picked up on from watching videos about gyro-plane accidents is this: Pilots of traditional planes will have reflexes, which can prove fatal, when flying a gyro-plane. 1) Don't slip (like you would with a traditional plane. 2) Don't bring your nose up whilst throttling up. (Like traditional planes can handle). Would anyone care to confirm my understanding? I'm not a pilot of any kind, but I'm considering a Gyro-plane as a retirement gift to myself.
As a fixed wing pilot I concur with your observation, for me personally anyway. I’ve been flying for so long, my muscle memory, for some issues, is to push the nose down, were I to do that in an auto gyro, it would likely be un recoverable.
Sounds like it might’ve been a case of “expert syndrome”…. Until you have your 10,000 hours, there’s going to be situations that you haven’t even thought of, let alone practiced for. Gotta be vigilant and extra aware when you’re new at… anything! Especially when what you’re doing doesn’t give second chances… my condolences to the family of the man who passed.
Good video Captain Ron I fly paramotors and I know all about energy management I've been interested in getting into Auto gyros and I've heard all the those things are a death trap BS same thing I heard about paramotors when deciding to fly them I've been flying for 8 years 400 hrs never had an incident anyways would love to see a video on how to properly bring in a gyro with a heavy crosswind without allowing it to Ya or crab to one side or the other.
Thanks for this video explanation of what happened! I am looking at a gyro with a 915 and what would be really helpful is what would be the correct way to do a high engine power take off? I know it would be covered in training but would be great if you could visually explain the right way to do it so as not to get into trouble.
ron try to hang your gyro in the hangar and then try to push laterally on the fairing trying to flip the gyro like the side wind would to … impossible it is too heavy … so you can slip but not in zero G , i slip all the time to spot land and it is not an issue for me ..Of course in zero g even a small force will flip the gyro .. but not under one g.. just do the maths
Help Me, Ron! Would you be able to answer 4 questions, I trust you more than Reddit. 1) If Im in a gyro and I face a big headwind, would it make my gyro faster (faster blades and all) or would it slow it down like everything else? 2) do gyros suffer from retreating blade stall? 3) would 3 gyro blades increase stability when flying through rough weather, allow the gyro to carry more weight and/or go faster? 4) can gyros fly through worse weather than planes and helicopters?
