I flew a Benson gyro back in 1973(?) when it was essentially a cut up bed frame and a chainsaw motor. Good times.

Juan de la Cierva 💪👍 Уважаем, Помним, Скорбим... Bensen - godson✊ Безопасных Полётов и Успешных посадок, братья по Небу👍

I miss Benson Days, thanks for sharing

Nice title frame selection, Gerald! Mmm, mmm. Makes me wish I'd attended BD 2019! And definitely makes me want to go this year :)

@GyroGerald

4 жыл бұрын

GTgyro you can it has been postponed so check out www.bensendays.us.com

Another Great event and a Great video here. Thank you so much !!!

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

You should watch it on a big screen TV when you can

@brookebeetler1678

5 жыл бұрын

GyroGerald ....trust me, I did. Awesome !!!

Should included the year of that particular Bensen Day.

The new generation of gyrocopters have really come a long way from the early days. But the commercial ones are ridiculously expensive.

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah very expensive for the commercial prebuilt type

Fantastic video...... one question though..... what is the airplane model taking off at 18:40?

Where do You find those rotor tethers that tie off to the nose for parking? Are they all home made or does someone sell them?

how good is flying one of these things for STOL/short field adventure flying? I've been looking at getting something like a CH750 STOL so I can go into backcountry strips, but would a gyro like this perform as well as a CH750 or Kitfox? I'm fine with losing some cruise speed, but I'd love to make up for it with the insane short-field I've seen with some of these gyro's.

@ToyManFlyer1100

5 жыл бұрын

Most gyros are built for smooth fields and such...You prolly wanna do "back-counrty and gravel bar landings"....w/ Tundra tires....Gyros arent meant for that sorta landing and taking off...You can land, but, you need a good "runnin' start " to get airborne......Stick w/ the Bush plane....

@ToyManFlyer1100

5 жыл бұрын

Only "Back-country" vid I found and it aint what you are talkin' 'bout......Also, since most gyros are nose-wheeled mounted, you would have to really "beef-up" that nose wheel strut to take them big rocks and stuff.....And, grros dont have slats and flaps, so..Its all in the rotor for lift and that rotor gota have some seriuos air hitting it to get that lift.... You thoe' the "coals to your bush plane w/ slats and flaps, you off and up in bout 10-15 ft....Gyros need at least 2 to 3 times and if you gota load, well, it can double even that.....Now, a Heli can do all you want, but, thats a whole different animal..and certifications....To get a feel of gyros, watch a few of Gerald's vids...You can gage what they do.....and dont do....

Is there ever any events like this on the West Coast?

Super!!!

Super

7:06 That looks like the gyrocopter form road warrior except for the rudder.

I use to work across the street from Igor Bensen's Shop at RDU. How did this event wind up in Florida ?

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

That’s cool do you have any pictures of his place from back then? I’m not sure how event started in Florida but they probably used his name because of his influence on Gyroplanes in general

Que precio tiene en dolares estos aparatos

very cool

What are the stats for this type of aircraft on crashes and fatalities?

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Excellent for the new designs with horizontal stabilizers, the gyros 25 years ago didn’t seem to use horizontal stabilizers and people were self taught to fly

it makes you want to try these machines!

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Go for it because there are enough ways to get training and single place machines are affordable

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Bonjour est ce que cela coûte cher un autogire au États-Unis 🇺🇸 est passer le permis est il compliqué ??

Why was this video listed under radio controlled models? Nice video by the way!

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Don’t know I’ll look then

How much do they cost?

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Between $4,000 to $150,000 Depending if you want a single place gyroplane or a two place pre built

Autogyro!

Thank you. Sorry I missed this.

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

How’s things going Mr Pipe maybe you can make it next year

@johnpipe362

5 жыл бұрын

Working on METAR project. See Peachstaterotor craft web in forum under discussions. Thanks

i think there are more R22 & R44 accidents than there are Gyroplanes

@GyroGerald >>> At 11:22 in this video: Is that a _Zenith 701/750?_ If I am ever able to build a homebuilt for myself, and it is NOT a gyro, the 701 or 750 is one of the aircraft _on my list...👍👍_ *GREAT VID, GG!!*

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

That is a snobird that has a Yamaha motor on it

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman

5 жыл бұрын

@@GyroGerald >>> The yellow high-wing airplane with the 3-blade tractor prop?

They call him the Pusherman or the unpowered rotary wing.

Great Video. Thank you for sharing :-)

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Gyrocopter girl do you ever make it to the states? You should try to make Bensen Days maybe I could interview you sometime

@GyrocopterGirl

5 жыл бұрын

GyroGerald hey, i will try for next year. Thank you 🙏 have a nice summer

A good gyrocopter pilot can fly upside down.

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@gangleweed

4 жыл бұрын

@Rand Kocher Confucius say man who fly up side down have balls up.

I want one with floats... what’s a price deliver to New Zealand including shipping, taxes etc etc. and can you train me to fly?

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5 жыл бұрын

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5 жыл бұрын

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@ToyManFlyer1100

5 жыл бұрын

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@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

James Braithwaite New Zealand is far from here cold build yourself one from info what Toymanflyer sent but unsure about floats on the small gyro but would need horsepower to get out of water

@james-williambraithwaite1095

5 жыл бұрын

Has anyone ever equiped one with a electric motor setup like a pipistrel aircraft? I would be so keen to have one.‼️‼️

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These look like sky motorcycles.

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

That is an excellent way to describe these types of gyroplanes because they are very agile.

I .m going to convert my Q-1

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

cecelia jolliffe convert Q1?

Needs more PilotWings 64 soundtrack

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Al HassanT what soundtrack

@alhassant9204

5 жыл бұрын

@@GyroGerald kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJxtxsWrgaSwk6w.html

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Oh I didn’t know what you were talking about is there really a Nintendo gyroplane game?

i like to take class

The plane at 18:40 was cool; what is that?

@drron689

3 жыл бұрын

It's a Rutan Quickie, designed by Burt Rutan. He designed numerous weird-looking but very efficient aircraft. Check him out online. His Vari-eze design was also very popular. Look it up, and compare its performance with a Cessna 150/152 which uses the same 100hp engine. You will be amazed by the difference!

Personally would prefer less music and more gyro noise, but lets get to the meat. Regarding gyro videos, your camera work was without doubt some of the best on youtube 👍 Many KZreadrs could take a leaf out of your book and use a gimbal 👍. Shaky footage is not what the end user wants to view. Btw, you also get a thumbs up for the editing 👍

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah some people like music and some don’t so I try to blend it etc

@johnmartindale6623

5 жыл бұрын

Dallas Headlam p

0:15 I would want that one. Price? Flying lessons?

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5 жыл бұрын

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5 жыл бұрын

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@ToyManFlyer1100

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome....

@TheBlueRage

5 жыл бұрын

@@ToyManFlyer1100 Thanks, I like the 2 seater. Perhaps, in 2 years is more realistic for me. Also, keeping an eye on Flying motorbikes. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKCIyNOkZtasiLg.html

Hi

Do you need a pilot's license to operate these?

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Yes if the machine is over 250 lbs but if machine is under 250 it is considered an ultralight and you don’t need a license

@gerald4027

5 жыл бұрын

Only if you get caught.

@heeder777

5 жыл бұрын

Gerald Nordahl And you will....when you eventually crash or land on a highway...these are notoriously known for falling out of the sky.

@gerald4027

5 жыл бұрын

@@heeder777.I do not have enough money to build one of these gyrocopters,so no accident waiting to happen.i will be building a ultralight out of styrofoam and fiberglass.

@JQUICK21

5 жыл бұрын

@@heeder777 You have absolutely no proof of that or any statistics whatsoever! Go watch a video you agree with and shut the phuck up!

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@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Share video

Some very facinating machines, too bad the photographer was only interested in fly bys and people waving.

@GyroGerald

3 жыл бұрын

Well you might like this video then if your wanting to just see machines kzread.info/dash/bejne/p62q1rGOdLi9gco.html

Just a bunch of Rich man Toys

put a muffler on thpes dam things

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

loud pipes save lives

I wish someone had kept a record of the hundreds of people who have died in these things, which includes Jaques Casteau's son.

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman

5 жыл бұрын

Uh, NO. He died in the crash {on water} of a PBY Catalina. If you're going to spit out statistics, *get them right!*

@GyroGerald

5 жыл бұрын

Look at the statistics in car wrecks and you’ll never want to get in a car, a proficient skill set at flying and intact controls will normally produce a safe emergency landing

you are really risking your life when you take off in one of these things ! no thanks

@OLD-AND-UGLEE

5 жыл бұрын

Wrong, they're actually the safest form of air travel. They can't stall like a plane, and are in auto rotation unlike a helicopter. You can shut the engine off and easily land. Try that in a Cessna or a Bell helicopter. You'd be in the morgue. I love flying these aircraft.

This guy deletes comments that he doesn't like and are negative towards gyrocopters.

@GyroGerald

4 жыл бұрын

Deadstick this guy has nothing better to do than make negative comments about gyrocopters

@deadstick8624

4 жыл бұрын

@@GyroGerald Are you afraid of someone listing the pros and cons of owning a gyrocopter?!

@GyroGerald

4 жыл бұрын

Deadstick not afraid of pros and cons of something, but there are haters out there who use foul language and ugly remarks that I don’t care to see on occasion. Otherwise I don’t fault someone’s opinion of something but we all know what opinions are like.

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