103. Gyroplane Secrets: Why You Need to Fly One
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- In this video, Henry shows Kyla the amazing capabilities and unique flight characteristics of the modern gyroplane. Watch along with us as Henry and Kyla fly over the Happy Valley!
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Adventure Air in Chino, California is the premiere Gyroplane flight school in the United States. CFI Henry Boger has over 30 years of aviation experience with the last 10 years focused on Gyroplane instruction. Henry is also a Certified Sales Representative for AutoGyro USA.
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Looks pretty small inside. I'm 195cm/6'4" tall. Would I fit without having my knees at chin level?
@@Teamcashola we have people your size fly in these all the time. There's no issue and no, you won't have your knees at your chin.
@@AdventureAir Thanks for replying.
I have 6 hours flying time and then the instructor was killed in his gyro when a linkage bolt came out, and I never finished and sold my gyro. Now too old and too poor to get another. 😞
As a fixed wing guy, I didn't know i wanted one of these until this video! Very cool!
Come out for a discovery flight sometime!
@@AdventureAir How much is a discovery flight, and how long? How long for a former fixed wing pilot to get a rating?
@@Mikexxx531 We have flights starting around $100. Expect around 10 hours. The checkride also counts for a biennial review.
That was a lot of fun to watch thanks.
My buddies are crushing it!!! These guys are the best. Henry is top for instruction and friendship. See you all soon out in Chino
Shawn Rhymes here, and I'm enjoying this video. Way back in the day I got a ride home in a little 2 seater, front and back, and I loved it. 10 years after that I worked with an old man who had his pilots license. He told me a story about trying to fly over the Blue Mountains in Washington going to Boise in a Piper Cub. That didn't work well in a strong head wind. He turned it around and went back to Walla Walla. That was decades ago. Now I have a nephew that teaches flying in that part of the country. Thanks for posting this video.
My dad was in the Air Force and told me a story about trying to fly a PBY 3:46 from Brownsville, through El Paso to California. The wind was so strong just past awl Paso he had to go back there and waited four days before trying and making it finally.
Watching you guys fly is addicting. These gyroplanes are amazing.
A friend and I will be coming out for a flight soon.
Can't wait to have you guys out here!
Just liked, subscribed and shared. Great video thanks.
Thanks for your support!
Thank you that was facinating, I didn't really know much about gyros but I can see their appeal now.
So much fun to watch. I want to fly one 😊
Thank you for your videos. The gyro copter looks like fun. When you took off I felt that feeling Kyla would have felt, haha , I love it. It looks like fun flying in a gyro copter. Thank you for sharing your flight. Regards Gary 😊
Henry, 67 yr old private pilot here who rents from my FBO. I was considering purchasing, but was quoted hull and liability rate for a new gyro mid-range in features, of $10K+/year for coverage! My flight record is clean. What is everyone doing for aviation coverage in gyros?
I didn't know these aircraft had a way to spin up the rotors. I thought you had to rely on ground speed for the relative airflow to speed them up, or a manual spin. I guess I just never really looked into these before. Very nice video. 👍
Many of the catalog homebuilt kits were like that but a pre-rotator system has been in place for years.
Love watching gyro videos! As a fixed wing pilot that hasn't flown in a few years, I am wondering about what is needed besides training to get qualified in the gyro. I have not kept my medical up to date. I assume I would need that first, right? I would want thorough instruction of course but does the 20 hour rule still apply? Sorry, so many questions! Looks like fun! Most of my hours (over 600) are in a C172 that I sold years ago.
You don't need a medical to get a sport pilot -gyroplane certificate. For the add on rating, as what you would be going for, we see pilots average between 10-15 hours of instruction before the check ride with one of our instructors.
Mark, like you I hadn’t flown in a long time. I took a lesson with Henry and,boy, was it great. Flying the gyro came”easy” for me and I think with 5 hours, I could pass a proficiency ride which all I would need with my commercial license. Go for it, Mark! It’s great fun.
@@AdventureAir Thank you for replying. I am on the east coast but if I get out your way, I will book some hours with you.
I never wanted a plane. But I would love an ultralight plane.
Nice video once again!
Its crazy these gyro's cost over $100k and the new ELA is $240k. You can buy a highly engineered and technologically advanced car for closer to $50k. Gyros need to gain in popularity and those prices are holding it back. Rotax is insanely expensive too. They're $40k+ just for the Rotax 915/916 engine.
The fact that people charge $50,000.00 (and people pay it!!!) for a car is more insane than the cost of the gyros.
A fully loaded pickup truck cost $100K now.
Would have loved to see a walk around. In not even sure what it looks like….
When he asked "What was the hardest thing?" my answer probably would have been "Realising it's over and walking away at the end of the flight".
I was expecting this to be about gyrocopters under 254 pounds. 😅
That was very cool.
Awesome, would love to have gotten into this when I was younger and still have an income job beyond social security income. Based on your video, I definitely would have been in the seat.
Good job flying, Kyla. 🚁
Wish we could even dream of owning such a toy, but living in the UK I could probably be locked up now for even thinking of such joy. 😢
Prayers 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😢
You make flying fun!!
Smashing.
Wish you were closer to Tennessee.
Very knowledgeable for me. Thank you l like it . I want to fly it too that to pretty soon .❤
Lovely flight . Cierva RIP . Thanks whirlygig mates ❤ Dave
Henry you should have told her for people that freak out we have the James Bond ejection seat option. 😂
Gyros have come a long way. How much would one like the one in the video set you back? Dan
That one is for sale for around $100,000. Give us a call!
Great Visibility. But I guess that's because there are no doors. lol. I didn't think these were till being made. I never see them around my local airport, and this is the first video to pop up on UA-cam about them. Kinda cool. A little scary in the same way a roller coaster is? That's the whole point to the aircraft, be one with the wind and birds? But then again I think a Cessna is kinda scary even with doors. Because let's face it, I've seen aluminum foil thicker than the doors on a Cessna so I guess not as important as I am thinking. Which was aerodynamics. I'll have to check these out more, not real familiar with them. thanks for the video. pretty cool.
You may have changed my mind on my near future purchase. But let’s see the costs.
There are new models available under $100,000
I was under the impression that the Blue Angels would regularly fly down to 36 inches apart.
I'm not sure of the Thunderbirds, but my dad told me about one time the Thunderbirds were in close formation and because they were looking at their spacing, the lead pilot suffered a heart attack & the whole flight ended up flying into the ground.
This is Kenya would be heaven at hand every day
Non-pilot here... How are gyroplanes affected by temperature? High winds? Do you need to worry about wake turbulence? Is it just a private pilot license or do you need other certifications?
They're affected by temperatures just as any other aircraft would be. It handles winds better than fixed wing because of the rotary wing. Turbulence isn't as severe in a gyro. In the US,.you can get a light sport pilot -gyroplane certificate with as little as 20 hours of instruction.
she has excellent teeth 🥰
she also has beautiful, shoulders 🥰
You should not be allowed around children.
I like gliders because that engine sound so intrusively spoils the peace and calm of something lovely. If only they could do away with that NOISE it would be the PERFECT way to enjoy the day. So please hurry up and develop the electric autogyros!. Oh, and can you lend me the stacks of money needed, please.
I can see that a single-seater may have the advantage of, eg., endurance -- Is that correct ?
I can see the advantage of the ultralight category, eg., different license -- Correct ?
I hope that you would cover that some time. 😀
Are there aerobatic capable?
Could you imagine within a barrel roll or pulling a loop in one of those, that would be just COOL.
They are none that are aerobatic certified.
What's the service ceiling for light gyroplanes? I live at high elevation and gusty winds are a factor here. I'd be very interested in a part 103 gyro if there's a strong one. I have experience in fixed wing aircraft.
The POH says 13,000 feet although we have reports of them above that with no issues.
@@AdventureAir Thanks. Good to know!
Are these suitable for a cross country trip of 2000 miles?
We've ferry flown them from Maryland to California and from Florida to California multiple times.
Enjoyed the video. The only thing I question is why don’t you wind up your rotors in the run up bay. Instead of taxing out onto the runway, stopping and then winding them up. In the meantime no one can use the runway because you have blocked it. At our airport you would be told not to do that.
It takes 20-30 seconds to prerotate the rotors. This is a towered airport and they are familiar with our operation and space traffic accordingly. There's no inconvenience to anyone.
Unless told otherwise, commercial airliners typically take a good 20 seconds to line up, check instruments, and spool up for their takeoff run. 20-30 seconds to pre-rotate is hardly an inconvenience and rotating while taxiing presents a potential safety issue.
Cool gyro. Where are people getting this youtube pilot voice. It reminds me of infomercial voice. If any of my cfis had that I would never become a pilot.
Wünderbar ! This may be the route for wanna be flying dreamers ! Greetings from Süd Afrika . Where are you based ?
We are in the USA. Southern California, near Los Angeles.
What is the diameter? of the rotor (50'-100')
What is the range on this machine? They are so awesome.
350-400 miles.
Brilliant range ! Guess fuel consumption isn't too bad in comparison to a simple piper cherokee
+@antongruber5978 fuel burn is around 5-7 gph.
Its still a helicopter. Have a major issue with the rotor and youre falling out of the sky.
But it's not a helicopter. Helicopters were designed after the gyroplane. The spinning rotor makes it much safer than a fixed wing airplane.
which gyro were you flying?
AutoGyro Cavalon
My question is what happens if something goes wrong? Like the one and only motor stops? What’s the glide rate? Or does it fall like rock? Little things like that
That glide beautifully. They are constantly in autorotation. They land very slowly.
@@Cowdog1 ok cool
Not true, really. They have glide ratio 3:1, which is better than heli autorotation, but Cessna 172 has 8:1. And Cessna has terrible drag. Cirrus SR22 has 10:1 glide.
So, in short, if your engine stops over the area with no place to land, like city or sea, you are probably dead. You will be ok as long as you fly over the fields.
@@gorandoreski maybe a parachute of some kind might be a good idea.
Cost for training?
Are you a ppl?
Old fat pp-smel-ia, me vfr only, here, no medical for about 23 years. What's the seat weight limit? And what are the medical requirements for the sport pilot?
About 248 lbs for this model. No medical needed for sport pilot.
How much do they cost?
There are new models starting below $100,000
Can a person fly IFR in a gyroplane ?
There are no IFR certified gyroplanes in the USA.
@@AdventureAir I want one, what license/certificate is needed to fly a gyroplane ?
I’m in palm beach county Florida
@@Kingdmctzn The FAA requires a Light Sport Aircraft- Gyroplane Certification. On its own, 20 hours total are required. 15 hours of dual instruction, 5 hours of Solo flight. If you already have a PPL, you can get the add-on rating for gyroplane which you can expect 7-12 hours of instruction before checkride.
All it takes is money
Aviation isn't cheap.
Ya you just fly around eating a sandwich in one of these things ,, too often ....
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Ya that was confusing ,, I left out the word ( don't ) but that was what came to my mind after spending some time in a gyroplane .. or maybe a better comment would be ,, there's nothing boring about a gyro plane ....
This guy is not very safe. Would never fly with him. Too busy showing off for the girl.
There is no showing off. All of these procedures are part of the learning domain required by the FAA. We have a perfect safety record and there is a reason we're the largest and busiest gyroplane flight school in the USA.