SandL
Active Member
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2011
- Messages
- 1,390
- Location
- Royal Wootton Bassett... UK
- Aircraft
- Bensen Merlin dragon wings Rotax 532
- Total Flight Time
- 400hrs (4,000 instructional launches) gliding, 200 fixed wing, 100 gyro
When I went from fixed wing to gyros the first thing I did was get back copies of PRA mag and UK mags and read all I could paying special interest to prevoius accidents.
Above all else I did not want to wrap up my machine and thought that most "accident types" had already happened to others. So if I activly avoided those areas where others have been caught bofore maybe I can learn and keep my gyro in looking like a gyro. I also read forums such as this one.
So I hope this thread will act as a description of accident types from peoples memory and experience.
please pass on your advice and experience relating things to avoid
most classic accidents seem to fall into one of this list, maybe I have missed some
neg G PIO, PPO torque over
flight behind drag curve
brittle fuel sight tube becoming detatched in flight
other "engineering" and build issues
design issues (eg rudder too small, no HS, HTL leading to PIO)
cabin door opening in flight
hypothermia
tools left on the engine going throught the prop
low level flight into wires
self training
flying whilst intoxicated
engine failure over unfriendly terrain
gyro runaway during thrust check
non castoring nose wheels
first flight test flying of a new gyro
wire strike
medical issues
pushing ahead too fast on training
flying fast down wind refering to ground speed not airspeed.
anymore classic accident areas to avoid ?
Above all else I did not want to wrap up my machine and thought that most "accident types" had already happened to others. So if I activly avoided those areas where others have been caught bofore maybe I can learn and keep my gyro in looking like a gyro. I also read forums such as this one.
So I hope this thread will act as a description of accident types from peoples memory and experience.
please pass on your advice and experience relating things to avoid
most classic accidents seem to fall into one of this list, maybe I have missed some
neg G PIO, PPO torque over
flight behind drag curve
brittle fuel sight tube becoming detatched in flight
other "engineering" and build issues
design issues (eg rudder too small, no HS, HTL leading to PIO)
cabin door opening in flight
hypothermia
tools left on the engine going throught the prop
low level flight into wires
self training
flying whilst intoxicated
engine failure over unfriendly terrain
gyro runaway during thrust check
non castoring nose wheels
first flight test flying of a new gyro
wire strike
medical issues
pushing ahead too fast on training
flying fast down wind refering to ground speed not airspeed.
anymore classic accident areas to avoid ?