aerobatic
Newbie
- Joined
- Oct 14, 2010
- Messages
- 374
- Location
- Drummondville, Qc, Canada
- Aircraft
- Murphy Renegade II, Auto-gyro Calidus
- Total Flight Time
- 500 h
Hello all,
Some of you probably already knew that I'm a fixed wing pilot who considered in the last six months the possibility to switch to gyro for many reasons, mostly visibility and hangaring advantages (small footprint).
In the last two weeks, I've had the opportunity to try a Magni Orion and a Calidus. I'm looking for an enclosed aircraft and those are the only two possibilities that are approved for the moment, here in Canada. I've like the Calidus a bit more than the Orion and find both models to fly with a lot more stability in turbulence than all the FW ultralights I've flown to date.
As expected, I also find both gyro far less responsive than my actual ultralight biplane. With its 460 lbs empty weight and full ailerons on both upper and lower wings, my Renegade II have almost no inertia and react instantly.
Since I plan to change for a faster and more versatile aircraft, I will have to deal with a much heavier plane anyway. So, still exploring the gyro possibility, I've decided to start the training on MTO Sport to get more accustomed to that kind of aircraft before making any purchase decision (fixed or rotary wing).
Thanks to everyone on this list who answered my numerous interrogations and who had to deal with my poor english.
I'm still following this list everyday learning lot of precious data that will help me without any doubt to be a better pilot.
Maher
Some of you probably already knew that I'm a fixed wing pilot who considered in the last six months the possibility to switch to gyro for many reasons, mostly visibility and hangaring advantages (small footprint).
In the last two weeks, I've had the opportunity to try a Magni Orion and a Calidus. I'm looking for an enclosed aircraft and those are the only two possibilities that are approved for the moment, here in Canada. I've like the Calidus a bit more than the Orion and find both models to fly with a lot more stability in turbulence than all the FW ultralights I've flown to date.
As expected, I also find both gyro far less responsive than my actual ultralight biplane. With its 460 lbs empty weight and full ailerons on both upper and lower wings, my Renegade II have almost no inertia and react instantly.
Since I plan to change for a faster and more versatile aircraft, I will have to deal with a much heavier plane anyway. So, still exploring the gyro possibility, I've decided to start the training on MTO Sport to get more accustomed to that kind of aircraft before making any purchase decision (fixed or rotary wing).
Thanks to everyone on this list who answered my numerous interrogations and who had to deal with my poor english.
I'm still following this list everyday learning lot of precious data that will help me without any doubt to be a better pilot.
Maher