Gyro's vs Helicopters

[Learjet]

Found this good article on Dead Stop landing by Greg Gremminger who explains it far better than me...

http://www.magnigyro.com/USA/feature_ar ... adstop.pdf

Looks like we may be deviating off topic and into autorotation landings instead... Glenn please split thread if you deem necessary.

[whirly]

Learjet,

Thanks a stack, that explains a lot!! I think they should not split this thread as we all know the differences between a helicopter and a gyro. I think the main difference is actually in the way they autorotate! Which brings me back to my statement that you have to be a lot more accurate with your flare in a gyro than a chopper! But I think a gyro autorotates much better than any chopper. These are just my opinions, I have no gyro experience.

Whirly.

[Low Level]

These are just my opinions, I have no gyro experience.

Whirly, I think we must get you in a gyro somewhere. Nothing like first hand experience, even in an open cocpit.

Maybe you will like it more than you want to, that's the open cockpit.

[whirly]

These are just my opinions, I have no gyro experience.

Whirly, I think we must get you in a gyro somewhere. Nothing like first hand experience, even in an open cocpit.

Maybe you will like it more than you want to, that's the open cockpit.

Ek is baie bang vir hoogtes!! Ek vlieg dalk nooit weer in een as ek in 'n oop een gevlieg het nie!!

Whirly.

[Low Level]

Waar dink jy kom my naam vandaan.

Almal wat bang is vir hoogtes vlieg gyros.

Sien viewtopic.php?f=20&t=9246



...............of jy stel dalk glad nie meer belang in 'n toe een nie.

[Gyronaut]

Is there anybody on here that flies both??

Jetranger has vast experience in both. Funny, with the crappy weather in Cape Town, one would think that he would spend more time on the forum.

Forgive my silence guys, I have been in Europe and returned today.

I could go on for ages about gyro's vs heli's but the topic has been very well covered. All I would like to add is this:- In all helicopters, upon engine failure, you have about 1.5 seconds to dump the collective in order to enter auto-rotation. Failure to do this will bleed off rotor RPM to the point that it is unrecoverable and you will probably die. At the same time you have to maintain or build airspeed. Not necessary in a Gyro because it is constantly in auto-rotation so provided you maintain airspeed its a non-event.

I am on record claiming that, due to the aerodynamics of Gyro's, they are safer than Heli's and I have not met anyone yet that is able to convince me otherwise.

Fly Safe!

Len

PS... these pics may hint at one of the reasons I went overseas... shh

[Learjet]

wooohoo Len - awesome! Now spill the beans...we wanna know...

P.S your trusty Sycamore will never forgive you...

[Grumpy]

Jy Meen, dissie lank nie dan sit ek langs jou? Dammit jy's n anner ou bliksem ne !!(^^)

[THI]

Hi JetRanger,

Did you order or window shopping?

[Gyronaut]

No, I didn't order ... sadly.

BUT, I did meet a gentleman that has one in the UK and he has agreed that I have right of first refusal on his should he ever decide to let it go.

In the meantime I'll fly my trusty old sycmore and M16's and dream...

Len

[Grumpy]

So sad Len............. Haal vir jou die M23 uit man

[Gyronaut]

for an oke that can't aim ... its m24... so +1 bru... lol, doesnt supprise me... how you got your licence I dunno...

When are we kueiring again Fides? i miss you bru1