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There was a too place Hummingbird gyroplane at Bensen Days. It appeared to be a reasonable design and very well constructed. The builder was out of Florida and it is designed in Brazil. More details can be found below...

Welcome to the Rotary Wing Forum Roger! What do you mean by “signed off”? Do you have a private pilot, rotorcraft-gyroplane certificate? Most SparrowHawks have too high a maximum takeoff weight to be flown with a light sport certificate. Light Sport aircraft must have a maximum takeoff weight...

I am also blind in one eye and am a gyroplane flight instructor. I teach to look at the aiming point until I am about 15 feet above the ground and began the round out intentionally shifting my focus to the horizon. It appears to me that the runway will come up to greet me and as long as I...

I feel it was an exceptional turn out for the fiftieth despite some daunting weather at the beginning of the week. Lots of flying, no bent metal that I know of and no injuries that I know of. There were a lot of exceptional gyroplanes present. There were a few inelegant landings in part...

That is a very nice machine and might have won an award for nicest (sort of) Bensen.

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I feel your question would be better answered if you would be specific about what gyroplane you have. There is little consistency from one kit manufacture to another and as J,R. pointed out correctly the builder is the manufacture. I fly a one of a kind gyroplane (The Predator) that I did not...

Thank you for posting the link Raul. I don’t see Sport Pilot, Gyroplane or Sport Pilot, Gyroplane CFI or Private Pilot, Rotorcraft Category, Gyroplane or Commercial Pilot, Rotorcraft Category Gyroplane or CFI Rotorcraft Category Gyroplane. These are the tests I am the most interested in as a...

David, your motorcycle experience will help you to learn to fly a gyroplane. To turn a gyroplane left you bank left with left pressure on the cyclic and when you reach the appropriate bank angle you relax the pressure on the cyclic. When you are finished with the turn you put right pressure...

The Popular Rotorcraft Association owns the airport (C92) in Mentone, Indiana. Each year they have their annual convention there. This year it is from July 31 to August 3. You can find out more here: https://pra.org/convention/

Welcome to the Rotary Wing Forum David. There is a lot to learn for someone without aviation experience also known as a primary learner. Get some introductory lessons to see if you love it and if you do make a commitment. Many primary leaners get started and take years to get their certificate...

It depends so much on your mission and your taste Nick. Both of the gyroplanes you are looking at are very easy to fly and stable. I prefer an open tandem compared to a side by side. Most of the enclosed tandems I have flown are more yaw sensitive than I like and appear to be harder for a new...

It is my observation that most gyroplane rotor blades don’t have much aerodynamic control below eighty rotor rpm. I suggest small inputs and below sixty rotor rpm (depends on your blades) be particularly cautious. If the wind is not too strong having the rotor tilted to the side may be better...

I don't see anything difficult about it Abid; and Chris worked mostly by himself under difficult circumstances with time chasing parts in a small agricultural town in less than a day. My recently installed radio radio that Chris hooked it up with has a lot of white wires and he probably spent...

In my opinion based on the pilots description of what happened combined with what I have seen learners do; as he was landing before he touched down the gyroplane began to veer left and he corrected with right rudder instead of right cyclic. In my experience this is a common error when people...

What makes you think the pilot had the nose wheel on the ground Greg Vos? In my experience if I put in right rudder with the nose wheel on the ground at speed the gyroplane would not tip over on the right side.

It is my observation that it is not unusual for people to imagine that a flying gyroplane steers with the rudder pedals; perhaps because on the ground some gyroplanes steer with the rudder pedals. I try to help them understand that when flying a gyroplane steers with the cyclic and the pedals...

Final report: Location: Strawberry Reservoir, Utah Accident Number: WPR23LA126 Date & Time: March 11, 2023, 11:30 Local Registration: N553AT Aircraft: Trendak Taurus Aircraft Damage: Substantial Defining Event: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) Injuries: 2 Minor Flight Conducted Under: Part 91...

The Final report on N800YA Analysis: The gyroplane pilot reported that, during the landing, the gyroplane began to veer left. He applied right rudder to counteract this, but the gyroplane rolled over to the right and came to rest on the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the rudder...

Welcome to the Rotary Wing Forum! § 61.321 How do I obtain privileges to operate an additional category or class of light-sport aircraft? If you hold a sport pilot certificate and seek to operate an additional category or class of light-sport aircraft, you must— (a) Receive a logbook...