810 degree spin

[Yagem]

Saw this video on youtube, looks scary!!!

Have any of you tried this and do you think it is difficult?

Round she goes 3 - YouTube

[ylf]

I count about 1100 degrees.

[ckurz7000]

That's a simple rudder turn. Just slow way down and apply full ruder. Nothing special about it. It's an exercise that pretty much every student will do in their carreer.

-- Chris.

[Chuck Roberg]

Heck, that's nothing for a gyro. As long as the pilot knows what he's doing and the limits of himself and the gyro.

[Glenn_K]

I was doing those out at Mentone in the Monarch. First time for me but pretty easy. I did them in both directions. Fun.

[Aussie_Paul]

...it is just stick turn. The guy in the right seat first applies left stick and then a little back stick. He only balances the turn with the rudder.

Aussie Paul.

[ckurz7000]

Originally Posted by Aussie_Paul

...it is just stick turn. The guy in the right seat first applies left stick and then a little back stick. He only balances the turn with the rudder.

Aussie Paul.

In my opinion the rate of turn and the bank angle don't match up for a coordinated turn. I believe that a yaw string would swing wildly out of center making it more of a rudder turn.

-- Chris.

[DennisFetters]

I believe the guy was moments away from death and gone way beyond what the gyro can safely do. He should stop doing such dangerous stunts for fear of giving Gyroplanes a bad name.

That student and instructor should be band and that video deleted from YouTube.

[EI-GYRO]

Seconds out, Round 1, ....ding, ding....

[Harry_S.]

Originally Posted by ylf

I count about 1100 degrees.

Methinks about a 1110 degree turn and a recover of 30 degrees.


Cheers

[ArnaudHP]

that's nothing but a simple rudder turn. Easy to do, both for pilot and gyro!
Stick back to near-to-zero airspeed, which leads to vertical descent (vertical autorotation), and push left rudder (as clearly seen on the video).
Careful not to pull stick to far back to keep a little airspeed and thus to prevent reverse air flow on the rudder.
And careful to stop this spin high enough to regain airspeed!