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Old 9th May 2009, 14:27
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Ptkay
 
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If you are interested in gyrocopters, look here:

Rotary Wing Forum

FH1100,

sorry but what you write is ultimate rubbish:

If the engine were to quit, the rotor *must* come to a level
attitude for the machine to achieve autorotation - just like any
helicopter from a Robbie to a S-92.
Gyrocopter is in permanent autorotation, so by engine out you
have to do nothing, or rather pitch up, not down... !!!

These are such experienced helicopter pilots like you (or FW pilots),
who jump into a gyroplane without any training and having no idea,
how such thing flies, and get killed "pushing the stick" on engine out
(which is a sane reflex for them), unloading the rotor, running into PIO,
and crashing...

Besides, RAF is by no means "safe machine" !!!
It has the highest accident rate in the whole gyrocopter history,
due to high thrust line and tendency to power push-over.
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