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Old 10th May 2009, 10:52
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Ptkay
 
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Generally speaking, out of all flying machines, for the gyrocopter engine out is almost "no event".

You can land without any landing run at all, even better than autorotating helicopter. And there is also no "dead man's zone". You can land from any altitude.







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