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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. Safe length of a grass airstrip? | Rotary Wing Forum

    Jun 28, 2024 · Total weight of the gyro and myself will be around 580 to 600 lbs with fuel. I just received permission from my next door neighbor to use his field for a grass airstrip. (He was in the Navy and …

  5. 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 …

  6. 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 …

  7. Sport Pilot: Gyroplane? - Rotary Wing Forum

    Feb 24, 2023 · I thought I knew the answer, but please allow me this opportunity to illuminate my ignorance: Is one permitted to fly a gyroplane with a Sport Pilot Certificate? What is the minimum …

  8. Interesting Experimental Gyro - Rotary Wing Forum

    May 31, 2023 · 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 …

  9. 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 …

  10. Fusioncopter Nano Ultralight Gyroplane USA Distributor

    Jun 8, 2020 · Fusioncopter of Poland now has a US distributor, in Tehachapi, California. Any color can be yours, even a carbon fiber finish. From barnstormers.com: "NEW TO MARKET • The NEW …