loftus
Super Member
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2013
- Messages
- 1,340
- Location
- Ponce Inlet, Florida
- Aircraft
- Aircam; Previously owned Autogyro MTO
- Total Flight Time
- 800 hours
Seems like the thread on the Training Issue vs Design Flaw has become a bit like the crow-hop vs no crow-hop discussion. I personally do not want to practice accelerating my rotor from 60 RRPM in the MTO, seems like it's an unnecessary risk. If my pre rotator is not getting my RRPM to 160 or above, I clearly need to cancel the flight.
I would like to ask the experts, what specific exercises they recommend to teach rotor handling, and I really hope this will not become just another piling on the MTO / Autogyro design discussion. In my training I learned 2 specific exercises:
1. RRPM up to 160 RRPM, stick gently back then slow increase of engine rpm and acceleration to achieve wheel balancing, and wheel balancing down the runway.
2. As above, except playing with the stick gently a little forward and back while rolling and RRPM about 200 RRPM and getting a feel for the inverse change in RRPM and aircraft rolling speed, rotor drag etc.
I continue to practice these frequently before I fly, particularly if I have not flown for a week or two.
Are there other exercises the experts can recommend?
I would like to ask the experts, what specific exercises they recommend to teach rotor handling, and I really hope this will not become just another piling on the MTO / Autogyro design discussion. In my training I learned 2 specific exercises:
1. RRPM up to 160 RRPM, stick gently back then slow increase of engine rpm and acceleration to achieve wheel balancing, and wheel balancing down the runway.
2. As above, except playing with the stick gently a little forward and back while rolling and RRPM about 200 RRPM and getting a feel for the inverse change in RRPM and aircraft rolling speed, rotor drag etc.
I continue to practice these frequently before I fly, particularly if I have not flown for a week or two.
Are there other exercises the experts can recommend?