Flight in a gyrocopter/gyroplane across the UK to a tiny Orkney island
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Only in gyroplanes/gyrocopters is it possible to cross the entire UK, refuel at major airports and land in a field on a tiny monastic island!
We travel in formation with another gyroplane all the way to the top of the UK across the Scottish Highlands and land in a small field on Papa stronsay - the smallest island of the Orkneys and home to the Golgotha Monastery and its Transalpine Redemptorist monks ...
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Great adventure! Thanks for the video!😊
Lovely to watch 8am Sunday morning. Thanks lads and Monks. Dave.
Fantastic, many thanks
Thank you for this, your hard work and safe travels!
Great video. Fantastic scenery. Well done!
What a great trip Tom lovely to watch! Glad to see you got the gyro blessed!! Proper order!
What a lovely video, thanks for sharing it with us.
Excellent video Tom, flight was great, scenery interesting and the monastery was a real treat.
@tfelicivideos
4 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Absolutely unforgettable. Only in a gyroplane could you realistically do such a journey and land/takeoff in a 300M field.
Wonderful! Thank you so much! Great filming, same for the editing. I really enjoy how you don’t waste our time on the useless bits. Peace, love and God bless you and your boy.
@tfelicivideos
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your kind words Thomas!
@thomasrudder9639
4 жыл бұрын
@@tfelicivideos of course! Hey Tom, my I ask? I’m planning on buying a Cavalon. Is there any reason I shouldn’t? Is there another gyro I should buy? I appreciate your advice.
@tfelicivideos
4 жыл бұрын
@@thomasrudder9639 I only have experience in flying the MAGNI M16 (and once the m24). The M16 in particular is reputed as being the most stable gyro out there with higher side wind tolerance than other autogyros. Take off roll is also shorter by all accounts at 300m to clear 50 ft at mtow as opposed to the cavalon at 400 Mt. However the cavalon has more baggage space than the m24 competitor, and higher mtow (although the m24 plus with 915 rotax has effectively caught up in that regard)
Thank you and blessed with great weather too
Beautiful video
Enjoyed watching your video
Brilliant Tom .. very brave over all of that water? But that Italian Stallion you fly is a real magic carpet ride. Well done...epic flight.
@tfelicivideos
Жыл бұрын
Actually longest stretch over water was 3 miles, but yes, water still too cold cold. Either climb very high or wear dry suit!
Great video, breathtaking. One tiny quibble (⚠️)... on my one trip to Orkney I was told late at night in a pub by an Orcadian... never to call it "The Orkneys". Give us away as real Southerners apparently. 😊
Great vid
Tom, Thank you for making this video. If you dropped the music it would be even better.
@maxheadroom8765
3 жыл бұрын
And please STOP sayingg "over & out" as a pilot you know this is meaningless! Good job though, well done!
@tfelicivideos
3 жыл бұрын
Lol! The 'over & out' is a little light humour. Never go be used over radio 😀
You could say you flew into that monastery on _a rotor wing and a prayer._ 😊😊😊
@tfelicivideos
4 жыл бұрын
Quite literally! Some praying happened over the Highlands as the clouds were a little low ... Thankfully they (eventually) still allowed to get through
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
4 жыл бұрын
@@tfelicivideos >>> 👍👍
😂Over = My transmission has ended, over to you...... .Out + my transmission has ended , I do not expect a reply from you , So Over and Out????? 😂 Meaning Please Really great Filming , good you had a safe Journey. Well Done all. Where is a Good place to learn on the Gyro??
Nice flight. Will you be doing a flight up the west coast of U.K to Bara for the beach landing ?
@tfelicivideos
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting suggestion :) only problem is where would we stay? And also it is a long stretch of very cold water to cross ...
How do you feel about open-air vs closed canopy cross country flight?
@tfelicivideos
4 жыл бұрын
Hi David just saw your comment now. Open cockpit gives you unmatched and unhindered views, so it is far more immersive, especially when crossing dramatic terrain like the Highlands. The MAGNI m16c Also has a surprising amount of storage options and the own cockpit allowed my son to carry a rucksack on his front. However closed cockpit protects you from the cold and you don't need the extra suit. You also feel less vertigo I think when flying very high ...
Hi Tom. Another fantastic and informative video. Lovely scenery and very enjoyable. How many machines do you have and how long have you been flying? Keep up the good work, regards Garry
😱 sink like a stone if you ditch with a gyro but they are of course blessed 🙂
@tfelicivideos
3 жыл бұрын
Yup. Sink rate greater than 1 in 6 ... But can even land on bumpy grass of necessary :)
Hi Tom. Nice video. Do gyro's have space for luggage?
@tfelicivideos
3 жыл бұрын
The model with most luggage space is the Magni Gyro M22. Otherwise if you are flying by yourself on a tandem seater you can fill your backseat to your heart's content (so long as it does not interfere with the control stick in the back)
@charliesadv8493
3 жыл бұрын
@@tfelicivideos Thanks for the reply
Interesting and informative with decent commentary, not over-done with theatrics. For future videos, please make added music much less obtrusive; what you are saying is more important than loud woo-wooing plinkerty-plonk "music".
Do you need some sort of licence for those I know other country's you don't
@tfelicivideos
3 жыл бұрын
Yes. You need a private pilot's license
Please adjust the levels on the music.
@tfelicivideos
4 жыл бұрын
Hi David. You mean it's too loud?
Oh no another youtuber blow off dont reply well I was going to leave a wonderful reply but why bother