looking for a instructor and i have a few questions

[Grant31781]

I live in southwest Georgia 165 miles south of Atlanta , 100 miles north of tallhassee FL. Are there any instructors close to me less than 100 miles?


A little about me. I took flying lesson about 5 years ago in a cessna 150 and logged 50 hrs with 12 being solo. I never finished my training. SO now i want to get back into flying.

Now some questions about the gyro.
What is the cheapest well designed kit that i can buy in a single or double place model?

Are the tractor type gyros eaiser to fly that the pusher type?

How do these things fly in the wind compared to a Ultralight airplane fixed wing?
Can you put a brs on a gyro?
how does the gyro fly compared to a fixed wing? do the flight controls work the same?
What is the worst thing that you can do in one to hurt yourself?
if your engine dies on the takeoff climb will you fall hard or just auto gyrate down easily?
Thats all i can thing of now.
Thanks,
Grant

[Rotornut]

Grant, Join a PRA Ch# many in the GA area, and SC. Attend ROC in Oct in Aiken SC and you will find a instructor and see lots of different types of Gyros. Also alot of Gyro Pilots to talk with and meet. Come Join in the Fun and Visit for awhile. By the time you leave ROC all your Questions will have been answered.

Look forward to Meeting you. Take Care MJ :) Sunstate Rotor Club PRA Ch#26

[automan1223]

Welcome to the world of gyros.

They are a heck of a lot of fun. Some would say there is no other aircraft that is as much fun as a simple gyro.

Your quest for training is a smart one. Anyone who says you can teach yourself to fly is not wise.

You just dont want to find an instructor. You want to find someone who has more than a few letters after their name.

In addition to their teaching/flying skills you should measure that persons mechanical skills and technical expertise. It is also wise to consider how many years that person has flying gyros.

Right now I can only recommend 1 instructor that person is Maxie Wildes. He is an excellent teacher and is a very good technician. He gives a crap about what he flies and the condition of his machine at all times. He has spared no expense to keep his 2 pl air command trainer in top notch shape. He takes it seriously but still has fun.
He flies out of savannah georgia and will be at ROC.

There are also other instructors and other well qualified individuals but I feel it is best to take at least an hour or 2 to see how you feel.

Jonathan

[Aussie_Paul]

....."how does the gyro fly compared to a fixed wing? do the flight controls work the same?"

Grant, a correctly set up gryoplane flys with the same principles of flight and control responses as a fixed wing, BUT with the sensitivity of a helicopter. No ham fistedness!!!! :eek:

Aussie Paul. :)

[darrellwittke]

All of your questions can be answered by searching the current and past threads. This is the best way to find your answers, I feel, as it gives a person sufficient time to contemplate a large amount of background information and accept the answer after deliberative thought.

Or you can just ask as you did, but if there are no replies to all of your questions please don't think we're not happy to have you join the sport.

We are, welcome again. darrellwittke