Any Gyroplane expertise out there?
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Any Gyroplane expertise out there?
I'm just starting to investigate the viability of gyro instruction but am told that insurance is a problem. Are there any gyronauts here, or can someone point me to an active gyro discussion forum?
HFD
HFD,
We won't have links to other forums, but you may get some feedback on Gyrocopters here.
PPRuNe
HFD
HFD,
We won't have links to other forums, but you may get some feedback on Gyrocopters here.
PPRuNe
At the risk of sounding rude here....the reason insurance is such an issue is way far too many people have claimed on their life insurance as a result of gyrocopters.
I know when approached by those kinds of pilots to do Biennial Flight Reviews (BFR's in the old days of the FAA)...I not only refused bluntly but went on record as denying ever had any contact with the applicant. I did not want a lawyer representing the dead guy's next-of-kin to have any reason to chat with me.
I view gyrocopters in even greater disdain than I do Robbies....and I will walk a mile out of my way to avoid one of them things.
I know when approached by those kinds of pilots to do Biennial Flight Reviews (BFR's in the old days of the FAA)...I not only refused bluntly but went on record as denying ever had any contact with the applicant. I did not want a lawyer representing the dead guy's next-of-kin to have any reason to chat with me.
I view gyrocopters in even greater disdain than I do Robbies....and I will walk a mile out of my way to avoid one of them things.
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The British Rotorcraft Association website:
UK Gyroplanes - Welcome
Gyro Instructor at Benson:
Kevin Robinson
07970 145227 e-mail: [email protected] www.thegyrocopterexperience.co.uk/
UK Gyroplanes - Welcome
Gyro Instructor at Benson:
Kevin Robinson
07970 145227 e-mail: [email protected] www.thegyrocopterexperience.co.uk/
SASless,
With the greatest respect to old bones... Have you looked at the latest generation of factory manufactured gyrocopters like the ELA-07 and MT-03?
Both these types have approval from the various authorities and have redressed all of the problems of earlier designs. Training on these modern aircraft is far more comprehensive (in Europe) and better regulated and as such, much safer than before and I think the stat-heads out there will willingly back that up.
The cost alone of these new era gyrocopters has kept out a lot of the idiots that used to blight the hobby with crappy and unsafe second hand homebuilt ****
OK thread creep over... I have'nt got a clue what the original question was
With the greatest respect to old bones... Have you looked at the latest generation of factory manufactured gyrocopters like the ELA-07 and MT-03?
Both these types have approval from the various authorities and have redressed all of the problems of earlier designs. Training on these modern aircraft is far more comprehensive (in Europe) and better regulated and as such, much safer than before and I think the stat-heads out there will willingly back that up.
The cost alone of these new era gyrocopters has kept out a lot of the idiots that used to blight the hobby with crappy and unsafe second hand homebuilt ****
OK thread creep over... I have'nt got a clue what the original question was
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Gyro Insurance.
There's no problem with getting insurance for dual training, but to get the hull insured for students to fly solo has both a high premium and a high excess (several thousand pounds). The schools that allow students to fly solo on school machines take a large (£5000 or so) deposit to cover the insurance excess in the event of hull damage.
If you need some general advice probably the best contact is Rotorsport UK. They import the MT-03 gyroplane. It's the only UK approved factory-built gyro in the UK, so you're training you'll inevitably be using one of theirs! Rotorsport UK
If you need some general advice probably the best contact is Rotorsport UK. They import the MT-03 gyroplane. It's the only UK approved factory-built gyro in the UK, so you're training you'll inevitably be using one of theirs! Rotorsport UK
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Hi Dave
Feel free to give me a call.
Contact details on my website www.gyrotraining.co.uk
For my sins I've recently been hoofed in to the position of chairman of the British Rotorcraft Association, so I'm more than happy to point you in the right direction.
Insurance is available from OnRisk.co.uk
Feel free to give me a call.
Contact details on my website www.gyrotraining.co.uk
For my sins I've recently been hoofed in to the position of chairman of the British Rotorcraft Association, so I'm more than happy to point you in the right direction.
Insurance is available from OnRisk.co.uk