Im interested in one of these, so researching at the moment. I know the larger gyro's handle the turbulence very well and the guys at my old airfield would fly anytime of the day and stronger winds never stopped them. I would really like to know how these handle the turbulence? I come from microlights and found flying in turbulent conditions very uncomfortable. Also, would you think this nano would be a good candidate to keep on a trailer at home and easy setup for one person when wanting to fly? Thanks, I live in Australia
The Nano is a microlight, and feels and behaves like one. You will feel wind, gusts, thermals and need to respond with stick, rudder and throttle as required. Not a major issue, but it doesn't penetrate like the big, heavy, grunty 'Eurotubs'. For comfort rather than safety, I limit my operations to
@@ZK-BEE Thanks mate that's the kind of info I was seeking. Maybe this is not the machine I was looking for. Ive asked a few other owners the same question, so Ill see what sort of consensus forms, thanks for your detailed reply!
Yes- Red knob at 12 o'clock is the pre-rotator control- 12o'clock = OFF, 3 o'clock = ENGAGE Yellow knob obscured by left hand is throttle- 6 o'clock = IDLE, 1 o'clock = WOT They just interfere slightly towards the end of prerotate as you wind up to 180rrpm at 3000erpm
Nicely flown
Im interested in one of these, so researching at the moment. I know the larger gyro's handle the turbulence very well and the guys at my old airfield would fly anytime of the day and stronger winds never stopped them. I would really like to know how these handle the turbulence? I come from microlights and found flying in turbulent conditions very uncomfortable. Also, would you think this nano would be a good candidate to keep on a trailer at home and easy setup for one person when wanting to fly? Thanks, I live in Australia
The Nano is a microlight, and feels and behaves like one. You will feel wind, gusts, thermals and need to respond with stick, rudder and throttle as required. Not a major issue, but it doesn't penetrate like the big, heavy, grunty 'Eurotubs'. For comfort rather than safety, I limit my operations to
@@ZK-BEE Thanks mate that's the kind of info I was seeking. Maybe this is not the machine I was looking for. Ive asked a few other owners the same question, so Ill see what sort of consensus forms, thanks for your detailed reply!
Well done mate, appears to be fairly smooth machine.
Is that the throttle on the cyclic you are using with your left hand?
Yes-
Red knob at 12 o'clock is the pre-rotator control- 12o'clock = OFF, 3 o'clock = ENGAGE
Yellow knob obscured by left hand is throttle- 6 o'clock = IDLE, 1 o'clock = WOT
They just interfere slightly towards the end of prerotate as you wind up to 180rrpm at 3000erpm
Interesting, I would imagine it would take some getting used to then like anything it will work just fine.@@ZK-BEE
First couple of take-offs were 'busy', but I quickly got used to it. Now not an issue. @@jimwolfe2862