- Joined
- Oct 30, 2003
- Messages
- 18,363
- Location
- Santa Maria, California
- Aircraft
- Givens Predator
- Total Flight Time
- 2600+ in rotorcraft
I feel that safety is an important measure of a gyroplane and no doubt power push overs are dangerous.
Theory is great and people much more informed than I may be able to accurately predict what is going to happen under specific conditions with a gyroplane.
Reality is much better because there is no guess work.
The reality is that a line of gyroplanes made by Magni with the one of the highest thrust line in relation to the center of gravity has one of the best safety records in this country.
I have flown an M24 in winds that should have kept us on the ground and found it surprisingly docile.
Most of my clients passed their proficiency check ride in a Magni M16 after having been trained in a gyroplane with near centerline thrust (The Predator) and so far I have a hundred percent pass rate.
The Flight instructor I use most often for proficiency check rides flew The Predator and felt it handled very similar to the Magni. He flew to commercial standards with no demonstration and very little instruction from me.
Another gyroplane with the thrust line well above the center of gravity (RAF2000) has one of the worst safety records.
This is the problem with imagining that a single feature governs the flight characteristics of a gyroplane.
In my opinion flight characteristics of a gyroplane are the result of a complex system.
Theory is great and people much more informed than I may be able to accurately predict what is going to happen under specific conditions with a gyroplane.
Reality is much better because there is no guess work.
The reality is that a line of gyroplanes made by Magni with the one of the highest thrust line in relation to the center of gravity has one of the best safety records in this country.
I have flown an M24 in winds that should have kept us on the ground and found it surprisingly docile.
Most of my clients passed their proficiency check ride in a Magni M16 after having been trained in a gyroplane with near centerline thrust (The Predator) and so far I have a hundred percent pass rate.
The Flight instructor I use most often for proficiency check rides flew The Predator and felt it handled very similar to the Magni. He flew to commercial standards with no demonstration and very little instruction from me.
Another gyroplane with the thrust line well above the center of gravity (RAF2000) has one of the worst safety records.
This is the problem with imagining that a single feature governs the flight characteristics of a gyroplane.
In my opinion flight characteristics of a gyroplane are the result of a complex system.
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