interesting.

[Rotornut]

Paul Said, Until the results can be proven with whatever equipment is required (like my stick fixed testing counting the cycles in a given time frame) it really is guessing or opinion.


Who better to Ask and run your options by than Chuckles. MJ

sorry Chuck but your Knowledge is more than I can ever understand. about rotorcraft, shows your love of Gyro's and Pilots. We are Lucky you share this info with us all. Love Ya MJ

 

[birdy]

No need for any corrections Chuck, coz your on the money

Tim, i said DESERT SCOOTER RACEING, theres not alota black traction out there

And as far as i know, my rotors have only let go once, thats wen they made that funny 'slappn' sound

A peddal trun is in effect, the same as a drift on DIRT. You can be garanteed last place ina dirt speedway race if you never broke traction ona rear wheel drive.

 

[C. Beaty]

One of the side issues to the type of flying necessary for mustering is that it gets the hand wringers disadvantaged by a fixed wing upbringing into a high state of agitation.

Almost any fixed wing screwup short of structural failure is recoverable with sufficient altitude.

The opposite is true for gyros. Screwups at high altitude often result in a fatal plunge.

A low and slow crash in a gyro produces a cloud of dust but rarely broken bones.

 

[dragonflyerthom]

Birdie how much did your gyro shake after you had your rotor strike? Did it settle or did you go down fast?

Thanks

Thom

 

[mceagle]

using propeller thrust to catch himself when the rotor doesn’t have enough bite to keep him from splattering in a pull-up.
Do a snap flare and the machine continues to sink through because the rotor can’t accelerate fast enough to build the required lift. By using airframe overshoot, he can angle the propeller thrust line to break his fall.

I wonder which gyro would snap turn quicker - the one banking with full rotor speed or the one where the rotors are slipping through the air and some of the propeller thrust vector is being used to compensate.

A peddal trun is in effect, the same as a drift on DIRT. You can be garanteed last place ina dirt speedway race if you never broke traction ona rear wheel drive..

This is a hard one to relate. In a big dirt speedway meeting, as the track becomes harder during the final, the angle of slide becomes less and the lap times become quicker. A dirt scooter simply cannot get 100% grip in loose soil. Having said that, the best power-sliders in dirt bikes are the big singles. They get some manner of "grip" between each of the power strokes (fire every 1 to 3 feet) which enables the slide to be controlled. A high reving four cylinder is a hopeless slider and is near impossible to control accurately unless it has three or more wheels for stability.
A bit off topic I guess.