Great job! I'm almost at the stage to solo mine. I've got an AR-1, Corvette Yellow, with a Rotax 912ULS. Based at 88D, Hinde Airport in Huron, OH. Home of EAA Chapter 50. I hope to fly down to the Charlotte area this coming summer. Maybe I'll head down your way for a visit! Have a Happy New Year!
Excellent first solo flight! Mine, also on a white MTO classic, was a bit rougher... Our cockpit layout is the same except for the Ritchie compass. I looked for it online but had no luck. Please share a link to it
Sweet ride. Where is the rotor speed gauge. I’ve been studying gyros for a while. It seems a lot of trike guys are switching to gyros, because they handle wind better. You get more flying time with less work. Look foward to getting a closer look at your new ride.
Be warned. Don't pay too close attention to his RRPM. Follow the example of this guy and you will be a tail-strike statistic. If you are still moving and your RRPM gets to 150, either stop, or blip the prerotator because you are in blade-flap territory. The standards of gyro training in the USA are utterly abysmal and this is why they have such a poor safety record.
@@JeremyBechtold - I didn't say that it did, only that if it gets below 150 to either stop or blip the prerotator to stay out of blade-flap territory and my comment suggests that this guy's rotor-management leaves a lot to be desired. I'd have to watch the video again to see why I made that comment as I wrote it over a month ago and I cannot remember exactly what prompted me to write it. -- Having just watched it again, on his taxi back in, he got as low as 120RRPM whilst still moving over uneven ground. That is a great way to chop off the top of your tail. I've seen the results of a tailstrike at a much higher RRPM than 120 (around 170 - 180).
