Hopefully if the weather isnt too bad I will have a look at some at the Flying exhibition on Sunday at the NEC. Having only had a few hours lessons in a Cessna I had given some thought to swapping to a gyrocopter a. because it looks like fun and b. because the landing looked easier at nice slow speeds without the risk of stalling but maybe it only looks easy in the hands of an expert. A trial lesson when the weather gets better is probably the best way forward.
Steve - I take your point about the factory built ones. Some of the early ones did look a bit heath robinson.