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That was the most interesting bit to me. I am learning to fly an autogyro - 2000 to 3000 ft is our normal cruising altitude and I haven't been above 5000. The i
by rkangel 6y ago
That was the most interesting bit to me. I am learning to fly an autogyro - 2000 to 3000 ft is our normal cruising altitude and I haven't been above 5000. The idea that you need to pull up at 4000 to not hit the ground says a lot about the speed.
- implements 6y ago> I am learning to fly an autogyro ... Just to say, HNs had a comment yesterday with a terrifying video illustrating ‘the one big safety problem’ with autogyros - rotor disk unloading followed by “bunt over” (I think). I hope you don’t mind me saying ... please don’t skip any safety training, particularly if you come from conventional aircraft.
- rkangel 6y agoI'm learning in the UK where you aren't permitted to skip anything. Even if you had a PPL for fixed wing (which I don't) it's only worth 15 hours of the required 45 in the gyro. I'd be curious to see the video, but modern gyros are less susceptible to it and it's simple to avoid as a pilot (far easier than stalls and spins). I find it alarming the degree to which US pilots can fly gyros with minimal specific training - they're very different to planes.
- implements 6y agoHere it is: “Gyrocopter low g power push over crash” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfjBzrSDrV0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfjBzrSDrV0 Warning: From the description: “This is a pretty sobering piece of film and its pretty obvious the pilot didn’t walk away. So if this is likely to upset you please don’t watch.”
- revax 6y agoCan you link to the comment, that sounds interesting!