45. Gyroplane Flying Made Easy: Follow These Simple Steps
Gyroplane Flying Made Easy: Follow These Simple Steps
In this video, Henry goes through all the procedures from starting the engine to taxiing off the runway in an AutoGyro Cavalon.
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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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WELL DONE Henry! As an ex-Pat living in Germany as an "Ultralight" Gyro Instructor on MTO Sport and Calidus, I find your videos EXCEPTIONAL! Flew solo today in an MTO Sport for proficiency in Bavaria with an OAT of -2 degrees Celsius, blue skies and sunshine. Count me as another subscriber, Brother! THANKS for your content.
I will be visiting your area to check out the Gyros. I live in NE Mississippi and I've been wanting one for over 15 yrs. Its definitely time now. I'm 56 and ready to fly now.😎
Sounds good! See you soon!
Hello Henry, I met you a couple of years ago up north at an Auto-Gyro class. I have about 275 hours under my belt now on the Cav 915. I thought your video was very well done and is a fine contribution to your fellow pilots/students. The only two things I would add would be to advise students to 1) read the POH all the way through and become very familiar with i, and 2) to take the POH cautionary advice of flying unbalanced without left seat weight seriously. Flying without a 2nd person or additional seat weight on the passenger side requires additional skills and awareness. The unbalanced Cavalon, in my experience, when adding power too quickly on takeoff can dramatically unstable the Cavalon with left yaw and right roll AND left yaw on landing when lifting the nose in certain circumstances.
Thanks for watching! When we are doing actual flight training, we adhere to a structured lesson plan that incorporates reading the POH as well as other material. This video was made for the prospective student pilot or rated pilot who is interested in mentally practicing the basic procedures to help lighten task saturation. These videos DO NOT replace actual instruction and are not to be considered a replacement.
Things I’d like to see (if you haven’t already done a video of these): Emergency landing procedures, power off landing (auto rotate ?) - glide rate ?, turns (clearing, fig 8, banking, coordinated, etc), max bank angle (or at least what is acceptable and what is dangerous). Basically the acceptable limitations of the aircraft under normal operation. How stabel things are when balanced. Let’s geek out on this stuff!! ;-). Love your calm demeanour and way of explaining things. I’m looking forward to the next set of videos!!
Keep watching our other videos. We've already covered many of these topics. 😁 Thanks for watching!
Thanks. I’ll scour your videos for the other topics.@@AdventureAir
Hey folks! Congratulations to this wonderful Gyroplane real world info video - it's as much fun as it is informative! Henry, you're best flight instructor ever 😊 Could you Film a video in the same wonderful way dealing with Gyroplane ops in windy conditions especially mountain flying tips how to deal with adverse weather conditions for example updrafts and downdrafts, precautions etc., please? Love your calm voice in fun lesson style and enjoyment of flighttime at the same time - best advertising for the sport flying hobby ever!
Gyrocopters look like great fun. That was fascinating, thank you.
Thank you for explaining it so simply
Let us know if you'd like to see us cover other topics!
Brilliant, thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Great video and methodical narrative, thanks Henry.
Hey! Thanks for watching. If you have any new video ideas, we'd love to hear them!
That bird is a far cry from an old Benson. Nice ride you have there! Just found your channel. I know a couple of guys that bought gyro kits back in the 60’s and built them. Then proceeded to teach themselves how to fly. Although the gyros had limited lives the tubing was used for various projects that lasted years. Both self taught pilots died a few years ago of natural causes. The good Lord looks after dumb people was one of guys mantra. 😂
Thank you for the great upload and information. I really would love to fly in one. ❤
Best instructor ever!!!
*head swells*
That was great!!
Thanks! Anything else you'd like to see?
Great job always enjoy your videos.
Thanks! Much appreciated!
I like this step-by-step video.
Thanks!
that was really interesting as I am looking to start lessons here in the uk
Thank you for such detailed explanations in this video. I've had my SEL license for 25 years and I'm in the process of getting my gyro sign-off. I always enjoy hearing and seeing how others manage their cockpits and procedures. As pilots we should always challenge ourselves to keep learning and refining our skills, and this video certainly did that for me. Thanks for being an aviation and gyro ambassador😄
Thanks for your insightful comment and good luck getting your endorsement!
Wow I been wanting to fly for a long time and was looking at the gyro copters. Thanks for sharing.
If you ever find yourself in southern California,.come by and say hi!
@AdventureAir >>> Great video...👍
Fantastic! Exactly the video I've been waiting to see. Future gyro pilot manifestation visualization enhancer.
Glad we could help!
Nice informative video Henry.
Hey, thanks for watching!
Great Video!
Thanks!
Nice Job! I’m a fixed wing guy, who has always been interested in flying gyros. Your videos here have convinced me that you are the right place to go for training. Two observations about this video. No explanation about setting your altimeter by ATIS. I assume like most experienced pilots you set altimeter to field elevation earlier on. Next, it scared me to hear that if you pull the stick without pre-rotating the rotor it will cause a prop strike. Yikes! I’m imagining how easy it would be for an uninformed passenger to intentionally or unintentionally pull the stick. Part of the preflight briefing I suppose? I’m confident you know exactly what you’re doing, so those two observations are more about the video presentation than your procedures. Like I said earlier, your videos are very well done, I’m planning to visit you in person at my earliest opportunity.
Yes, for brevity we exclude certain procedures to keep continuity and flow. Also, we always have a preflight briefing with new passengers/students and they understand the process and when control of the aircraft is given to them. Thanks for watching and we hope to see you soon!
This was an awesome video, very informative.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much
You are welcome!
Excellent! Very good information. Thank You.
Thanks for watching
Awesome
Thanks for watching!
Really good video, Henry. I'm sending the link to my wife so she can back seat drive better.
Hahaha! Thanks for watching!
My new pipe dream. I have been flying paramotors for 8 years there's no freer way of flying more seat of your pants type flying than a paramotor. That being said I've had an eye on these gyro planes for quite a while. Shure would take cross country flying to a whole another level just a bit above my income level . But enjoy watching your videos maybe one day but at 63 those days are running out
Hi Henry love the videos hopefully soon I’ll be in the seat next to you. I have a question I imagine by design the rotor will not hit the prop in flight. What pilot error could or would cause the rotor to contact the prop during flight?
Information Yankee! Must have been a pretty variable day there
There was a bit of a breeze 😉😉
Good procedure video. I think everyone even remotely interested in learning to fly should spend some time in a gyrocopter. Very maneuverable and safe ))
Im definitely interested in getting one and learning to fly one
I bought an Air Command “low rider” with a 503 Rotax, dual carbs two sets of Sky wheels (one new in the box with a hub bar), a complete new rotor head as a spare also. I added two new gauges EGT/CHT and had a buddy laser cut a new instrument panel so I could clean up the panel and add the gauges. My buddy also made a CNC bracket for my pre rotator cable and designed and cut with a CNC a new brake pedal that is genius level. I’ve not flown it yet because I have time only in fixed wing AC. I’m going to take lessons first, it’s the smartest and safest route to flying to gyros.
TOP MAN, CHEERS, MINT.
Thanks again for watching 😀
Great video, thank you.. Recently I took a flight course with Cessna 152 and even it was great, it was a bumpy. My instructor said, it was very normal and the weather was perfect, for me it was uneasy. It was like a big plane in turbulance if it makes sense. I read in some forums that gyros are way more smooth compared to fixed wings due to autorotation. Could you please share your opinion? I am planning to take a discovery flight and I am trying to understand what to expect.
Gyroplanes are very smooth flying because of the rotary wing. You will really enjoy the stable flight!
That was very informative Henry. Just curious, how many hours before you have to replace the gear box? Does making sure the blades are true and balanced extend the gear box life? I really enjoyed this one. Thank you.
AutoGyro recommends gearbox inspection every 600 hours. Making sure the prop blades are balanced will definitely reduce the vibration.. one of the main reasons we warm up the engine at 2000 RPM is to reduce the vibration to the gearbox. Anything below that, vibration is definitely noticeable.
Question , sharp left or right turn. Rudder and stick , what prevents altitude drop ? Newby here Miami
Nose up and throttle.
Seen many air shows at that airport.
Very informative, thank you. At 19:50 you "pull back on the stick slightly, and climb out". Doesn't pulling back increase drag, slow you down and move the vector of lift to slightly behind you rather than directly above you? Even though the pull back is slight, wouldn't it hinder rather than help climb out?
No, you still have to pull back to manage speed. Throttle controls altitude.
Just saw the video and have questions. 1-what is the weight capacity to get the certificate for it. 2-How long can one of tbbem fly on one tank of gas gojng from gliding to motor and back.3- What meds disqualifies you from getting the certificate.
What does going into flight mode mean? I really enjoyed your video, very informative. Henry do you know of any gyros that have a retractable landing gear and do you think that would help with the aerodynamics of the gyros?
It has to do with the rotor brake. There is brake mode and flight mode. The rotor is kept in brake mode so it doesn't rotate while taxiing and when not ready for flight.
@@AdventureAir … understood, thanks for your reply. Love your channel.
@@rbnhood39 there are currently no autogyros that use retractable LG. Thanks for watching and your support!
@@JeremyBechtold , I know I haven’t seen any either. Maybe in the future when gyros become more popular. I want one so badly but…. $$$. Thanks for your reply.
i would like to know what the least expensive (kit or not) gyroplane is. i do not care about a canopy if that makes any difference, and solo seat is fine. i love riding my motorcycle with no windshield. the air blasting into my face and chest is half the fun.
It all depends on what manufacturer you're looking at. AutoGyro offers the MTO at about 80k. Other brands may be less.
Thanks for doing this. It was very educational and fun to see what’s involved. Damn it looks like fun flying a gyroplane. I gather that you can learn to fly one by getting a Sports License. Is that correct ?
Yes. All you need is a LSA-gyroplane certificate to get started. FAA requires 20 hours minimum.
What function do the pedals have, and how and when do you "trim" ? Really enjoying you ! (Toronto, Canada)
Is that ignition noise on your radio?
Nice simple tutorial. Too bad videos cant give you the 'feel' of the flight. Im sure it would be wonderful. Thanks for posting this.
Please let us know what else you'd like to see as we're always looking for new video ideas.
What are your limitations on cross country flights?
What do you mean?
Do the control shaking is normal on gyro ? What causing it ? Thanks 😊
It is normal to have some stick shake. It's a result of minor imbalance on the rotor.
Poor jim was ready for take off an hour ago 😂
My father flew hellcats in ww2. Are there any of those there?
There might be. They move planes around all the time that are donated for display from other owners. They had Tom Cruise's P51 there not too long ago.
Where is Chino airport?
It's in southern California, near Los Angeles.
Who is he talking to at 3:00?
The camera
@@AdventureAir Why would you be filming yourself talking at a camera, unless you are looking at that camera? It's a very weird camera angle. When you are looking at a camera while talking, it looks like you are talking to me. When you are filming yourself talking to another person, it looks like you are talking to another person. When you are filming yourself talking at another camera, it just looks weird.
+@Michael-iw3ek we used multiple camera angles in our filming. Thanks for your input, it won't be considered. Thanks for watching!
5 gallon in the tank!?
That's an hours worth of fuel.
14:07 Is this not an aircraft?
He meant fixed wing airplane. 🤣😂
1). WHY DOESN'T THE GYRON HAVE 4 BLADES IN THE ROTOR? 2). DOES IT BECOME TOO HEAVY, CAN'T MOTRON TAKE IT, OR WHY, DOES IT THINK IT WILL BECOME SAFER? 3). DON'T WANT A TEACHER, WHO JOKES AND LAUGHES ALL THE TIME, WANT IT TO BE QUIET, NO CATERPILLAR!
get a pilots license first
If you have the money, go for it! LSA -gyro is a good and less expensive way to get into aviation.
pilot *certificate*