Originally posted by cashthetrashActually, Them powered ultralight are out of the picture for me, To much wind where I live, Gyrocopters can handle wind alot better then ultralights. And Id say your wrong to about it being safer. Since the rotors are not powered on the gyrocopter, its really safe, and can glide long distance if the engine quits, and it don't need much to land on, you can land on top of a house if you have to. whereas a glider you would need considerably more space to land at, like a field, or a runway. Gyrocopters are supposedly safer then airplanes, and helicopters.
Yea, now thats more what I would like. A lot safer too, I would think. And a lot more fun. Yipppeeeee, yipeeeee, yahhhhh, whoooooo!
Besides gyrocopters go about twice as fast 🙂
Originally posted by sonhouseActually that parachute system saved 2 small planes already, you wouldn't need a parachute with a helicopter though, with auto rotation they can glide safer then with a parachute on.
Yes, that concept is being worked on to include planes like the 747, bohunk big pieces of screaming machine! The main point here is you don't see this kind of whole plane parachute on a helicopter, where could you put it so it doesn't get chopped to bits by the rotors? Remember, if you make a box above the rotors and expect to deploy a parachute out of it ...[text shortened]... air from left to right or vs versa, either way not a great scenario for launching a parachute.
Originally posted by sonhouseI'm not quite understanding what your talking about. Are you talking about the auto-rotater? The autorotater is only used on the ground to get the blades going, then is disengages before takeoff, if it fails it would have no impact on a flight.
My take on it is its not as bad as the rest of the bunch here say but I did notice a couple of things, one, it uses a Subaru engine, I think those engines are very reliable, thats the good news. The bad news is the vertical lift rods I see in photos 5 and 6 show something I don't like: They connect to an eyebolt but how they do it I don't like, and this is ...[text shortened]... d, how would you get away from all those rotating parts, if you had to jump off for instance?
Or are you talking about the rods the controls the rotor? I wouldn't see why there would need to be strength on that because it goes to the control stick, it don't support anything.
I've had a private pilot's license for years and about 20 years ago the A/P I flew out of had several people who were into ultralights. I never heard of one of those guys crashing one, but we had a couple of guys crash planes. Anyway, the ultralight pilots (all I knew were also private pilots) refused to try a gyrocopter claiming they weren't safe. I don't think they had any specific reasons though; they just didn't trust them.
Originally posted by flyUnityI think the point of the parachute is if everything else fails. Including the auto rotation.
Actually that parachute system saved 2 small planes already, you wouldn't need a parachute with a helicopter though, with auto rotation they can glide safer then with a parachute on.
I don't think those little boogers would ever get high enough for a parachute to work. Also, crashes are more likely on landing and takeoff than at any other time...when you are low and slow. Anyway, you're more likely to get killed in a car accident on the way to the airport than you are to kill yourself in a plane crash.
Originally posted by Will EverittPlanes I flew didn't have toilets. You had to find a place to land if need be. Sporty's Pilot Shop sold a device you could slip your "member" into, and it had a hose that ran into a plastic jug that sat on the floor. They also sold one for women called, I think, "Jill's John" but it was constructed a little differently.
What slit your wrists in the toilet? Overdose?
OK, have fun with my description of the "device"
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Originally posted by flyUnityWhen you crash a 4 wheeler you dont fall out of the sky.
ok, but why is it that people think that these are way to dangerous to go on, when the odds of crashing a 4wheeler is greater? yet the same people who are scared to fly, will gladly go on a 4wheeler.
That being said, I would love to have one. I would be happy to fly around!
What I've always wanted though is the thing with a parachute and a large fan in the back. It looks like a go cart with a parachute. Now that would be great!
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Originally posted by masscatInteresting, I have an uncle in OH that took me on a ride with his ultralight, however he needed about 500 feet of runway to land, whereas a gyrocopter only needs 50. If I understand right, you cant fly ultralights in heavy winds, and where I live, it hardly stops blowing, thats why the gyrocopter interested me.
I've had a private pilot's license for years and about 20 years ago the A/P I flew out of had several people who were into ultralights. I never heard of one of those guys crashing one, but we had a couple of guys crash planes. Anyway, the ultralight pilots (all I knew were also private pilots) refused to try a gyrocopter claiming they weren't safe. I don't think they had any specific reasons though; they just didn't trust them.
Edit: How many hours do you got? and what did you fly? Im in the long process of getting my commercial licence
ps. The definition of "pilot;" the highest form of life.
Originally posted by flyUnityI quit flying about 15 years ago. I used to rent Cessna 152's & Piper Tomahawks for about $30/hr (wet). The 172's cost too much...about twice that. Probably more than that now! I don't remember exactly when I got my license, but it cost me a little less than $1000. And yes, it had to be a pretty calm day to fly an ultralight.
Interesting, I have an uncle in OH that took me on a ride with his ultralight, however he needed about 500 feet of runway to land, whereas a gyrocopter only needs 50. If I understand right, you cant fly ultralights in heavy winds, and where I live, it hardly stops blowing, thats why the gyrocopter interested me.
Edit: How many hours do you got? and what ...[text shortened]... of getting my commercial licence
ps. The definition of "pilot;" the highest form of life.
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Originally posted by zeeblebotI didnt say he died in a gyrocopter,he was beheaded in the sea plane crash.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillipe_Cousteau
"He died in 1979 in a PBY Catalina flying boat crash."
(i.e., a flying boat, not a gyrocopter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBY_Catalina )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bite/me
Originally posted by flyUnityThe rotors are not powered? How do they fly?
Actually, Them powered ultralight are out of the picture for me, To much wind where I live, Gyrocopters can handle wind alot better then ultralights. And Id say your wrong to about it being safer. Since the rotors are not powered on the gyrocopter, its really safe, and can glide long distance if the engine quits, and it don't need much to land on, you can l ...[text shortened]... posedly safer then airplanes, and helicopters.
Besides gyrocopters go about twice as fast 🙂
Originally posted by AThousandYoungAir comes from the bottom hits the rotors which causes the rotors to spin, thus creating lift, In helicopters the the rotors pull the air from the top, and pushes it downward, opposite from a gyrocopter.
The rotors are not powered? How do they fly?
The rotors on gyrocopters isnt powered which means there is no torque, which means no tail rotors, which means they cant stall or spin, which means easy to fly, cheap, and safer.
Originally posted by flyUnityHow do you make the air come from the bottom?
Air comes from the bottom hits the rotors which causes the rotors to spin, thus creating lift, In helicopters the the rotors pull the air from the top, and pushes it downward, opposite from a gyrocopter.
The rotors on gyrocopters isnt powered which means there is no torque, which means no tail rotors, which means they cant stall or spin, which means easy to fly, cheap, and safer.