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  1. Rotary Wing Forum

    Dec 22, 2025 · Flying Photos Post any and all flying photos - gyro, helicopter, fixed wing, ultralight, all are welcome.

  2. Weight and Balance - Rotary Wing Forum

    Apr 8, 2013 · Apologize if this has already been discussed somewhere but a search really didn’t come up with much. When doing weight and balance calculations on a gyro, is the hang test the definitive …

  3. Gyro Design Minded | Rotary Wing Forum

    Nov 18, 2024 · The CLT v HTL discussion is separate from the issue of PIO (pilot-induced oscillation, or "porpoising"). PIO was much more likely in the original Bensen gyro than in more recent designs. …

  4. Jump Take Off - ELA Eclipse Revo April 2023 - Rotary Wing Forum

    Apr 20, 2023 · WaspAir Supreme Allied Gyro CFI Joined Oct 21, 2006 Messages 7,665 Location Colorado front range Aircraft Bell 47G-3B-1, A&S 18A, Phoebus C, SGS 1-26A, etc. Total Flight …

  5. Accident prevention with the Gyro Warning System (GWS)

    Nov 7, 2022 · The pilot still must fly the gyro, but having this backup system to give a warning in case one is distracted temporarily is, in my opinion, a good thing. Similarly, for an experienced pilot this …

  6. Gyroplane takeoff techniques - Rotary Wing Forum

    Jan 21, 2011 · A gyro will not PPO, even in the presence of excessive in-flight blade flapping and low RRPM, unless its prop thrustline is higher than its center of mass. PPO is caused by misalignment of …

  7. M26 Victor - Rotary Wing Forum

    Dec 4, 2020 · Similar threads GT-VX1 with Simonini Victor 2 Super Gyro Technic Nov 9, 2024 Gyro Technic Inc Replies 15 Views 3K Feb 28, 2025 freya460 F R

  8. Flying characteristics of a Bensen gyro. | Rotary Wing Forum

    Jul 20, 2005 · An aircraft/gyro in such a condition can appear to be "porpoising" switching between upward and downward directions, this can lead to the gyro becoming out of control...obviously a …

  9. Interesting Experimental Gyro - Rotary Wing Forum

    Jan 23, 2024 · You gyro bears no resemblance to this landing gear geometry.... Look at the geometry between the tail wheels and the mains, if you flared hard and landed on the tail wheels, the mains …

  10. Safest side by side Gyro in the world? M24 vs Cavalon

    Nov 8, 2024 · As we know, in most accidents the cause is human factor. Recently in Poland a Gyroplanes crashed during takeoff because the pilot accelerated it without the stick engaged and the …