All_In
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- Joined
- Apr 21, 2008
- Messages
- 16,105
- Location
- San Diego, CA. USA
- Aircraft
- Airgyro AG915 Centurian, Aviomania G1sb
- Total Flight Time
- Gyroplane 70Hrs, not sure over 10,000+ logged FW, 260+ ultralights, sailplane, hang-gliders
I've not flown a gyroplane in moderate++ turbulence or gusts of any significance.
Nor have I thought of asking if gyro's are flown the same as FW on turbulent gusting landings as I never thought of flying under those conditions but weather comes up and I'd like to know gyroplane procedures before it happens.
Flying light weight FW's at close to full gross I always increase my airspeed by 50% of the winds gust speed and only use 10% flaps and land as close to the numbers as possible for the most runway and plan for a longer landing with a higher airspeed for flare and round out with a flatter floating approach once over the runway.
This procedure allows me to have much more control of the aircraft even if the gust is from behind and steals my airspeed and changes my angle of attack I can fly through it and will never stall... Well so far..
In FW I aggressively man handle the stick/yoke & rudder to try and keep the wing down before it change my angle of attack or attitude.
I abort the landing if I hit either rudder stop or if I cannot hold the center line and go around.
I know if I moved the controls of a gyroplane as aggressively as a FW I would be all over the sky. We have so much more control and it's gentle move in comparison to a FW... You move the blades just a little and the blades fly you there.
Assuming the worst case possible full gross, turbulence and180 degree gusts where they could be coming from behind you in some portion of the pattern.
The question is do you add airspeed on your gyro approaches if so is it the same 50% of the gust speed? Or no increase or other %?
Is there any other procedure you do on turbulent gusting approaches?
Nor have I thought of asking if gyro's are flown the same as FW on turbulent gusting landings as I never thought of flying under those conditions but weather comes up and I'd like to know gyroplane procedures before it happens.
Flying light weight FW's at close to full gross I always increase my airspeed by 50% of the winds gust speed and only use 10% flaps and land as close to the numbers as possible for the most runway and plan for a longer landing with a higher airspeed for flare and round out with a flatter floating approach once over the runway.
This procedure allows me to have much more control of the aircraft even if the gust is from behind and steals my airspeed and changes my angle of attack I can fly through it and will never stall... Well so far..
In FW I aggressively man handle the stick/yoke & rudder to try and keep the wing down before it change my angle of attack or attitude.
I abort the landing if I hit either rudder stop or if I cannot hold the center line and go around.
I know if I moved the controls of a gyroplane as aggressively as a FW I would be all over the sky. We have so much more control and it's gentle move in comparison to a FW... You move the blades just a little and the blades fly you there.
Assuming the worst case possible full gross, turbulence and180 degree gusts where they could be coming from behind you in some portion of the pattern.
The question is do you add airspeed on your gyro approaches if so is it the same 50% of the gust speed? Or no increase or other %?
Is there any other procedure you do on turbulent gusting approaches?
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