My LAST flight of this homemade GyroCopter
Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары
Flying this machine out of the station for the last time to deliver to its new owner. The headwind was strong so the trip was very slow and I cut it short due to low fuel just to be safe.
All footage is flying over very remote private property with permission
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I was waiting for Mad Max to come down the road!
I had a good friend who was a stunt pilot. He bought a gyrocopter. I pleaded with him to get rid of it. They found the gyrocopter and his body 1/2 mile short of the runway, about a mile from our house. Shalom/gw
@jameswalker590
Ай бұрын
I wonder what happened? From what I understand even if the engine stops, gyro's more or less float down.
@milesbrown8016
Ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss…
@koreyardoin3695
Ай бұрын
@@jameswalker590 The propeller up top is powered by the air current and not the engine, and acts like a wing. So even if something happens to the engine or propeller in the back it can still glide. Apparently though (second hand information) they work differently than an actual aircraft in control and can crash if you nose dive too hard. The reason being that due to the physics of how it works it can slow down or stop the blades from spinning, which means you no longer have lift and you'll drop like a stone. If he was short of the runway then perhaps he came in at a bad angle like that.
@gyroaero
Ай бұрын
There can be numerous reasons but the most obvious one is the lack of experience and poor pilot training. A gyro is a very easy to fly craft but it does not mean you should not learn from an instructor. In all other aspects it is true to be one of the safiest aircrafts.
Looks like a blast but also terrifying
Thank you for showing the folding mast. That’s the only way to have it fit in a standard garage. I had two gyros with short masts. Huge flaw. Still had a great time flying anyway.
@omeobandit9928
6 ай бұрын
The thing I like about folding mast is that the folding point is usually the strongest part of the mast, so when you crash the gyro the mast is more likely to snap above the folding junction which is above your neck/head
Nice flight! 👍Thanks for the content !
Complimenti !!!! Ottimo lavoro !!!!
This is amazing😮
magnifique, superbe, what a nice scenary !
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou mate, perfect gyro country
Please mind the speed drag and portance ratios. Wit my deeply respects. Thank you.
Super! Q: type of camera; where's it mounted; settings?. I have a Gopro mounted on my mast, don't recall settings, have a FlyCom helmet which I'm going to reset my camera on that.
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou, it's a GoPro 10 mounted on the chin of my helmet and filmed in wide view 👍
I have to know how you built it! Its everything i need in life
mate what camera you use?😮 quality is just from another planet
@omeobandit9928
8 ай бұрын
just a gopro 10 black :)
I want to learn to build/fly a Gyro so bad! Also, what shoes are you wearing? lol
@TheRainforestExhibit
11 ай бұрын
Ditto!!!!!
@beesherald
7 ай бұрын
yeap, the shoes is a good start point for me.
What kind of training did you need/get to fly this lovely aircraft ?
@omeobandit9928
Ай бұрын
Training in two seat gyro with instructor
Are you selling or sold it😊.
you getting another machine mate ?
When I was a kid we'd camp at El mirage and the folks towed there copters behind there cars, no engine
@omeobandit9928
9 ай бұрын
Gyro gliders 🙂
Wow nice... What is the length of rotor blades?
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
26 ft
An "exhilarating" ride in shorts! ;-)
Do you mean last or previous flight as in are you going to fly again? 👍
@omeobandit9928
7 ай бұрын
This was the last flight before I sold it. I thought I'd never see it again. But I have now flown it once since it was sold and it still goes good 😊
❤
Did you ever make any progress videos of the building of your gyro.
@omeobandit9928
Ай бұрын
I don't build gyros
Mad Max
Can u please suggest me book. I study and make gyrocopter like u😊
what happened to the tail rudder blade flap or what happened?
@omeobandit9928
9 ай бұрын
Yes a small blade flap when trying to hand spin the rotors in strong gusty wind
Bro, where can I find a step by step guide to build this.
oh right hand drive car you must be in New Zealand
Would you be able to routinely and easily remove the blades to transport the GyroCopter by trailer ?
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
I bought it from a fella in the city and he used to trailer it and set up the blades every time he flew, and the trailer had a special pop up crane with winch for the blades. So it's possible. I've put blades on in the middle of the bush with my mate standing on the roof of the car parked next to the gyro holding one end. I've done it by myself in the hayshed one time but it wasn't very easy. Tbh it's annoying, I leave mine on and fly it everywhere, gyros don't like being on trailers
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
It's just one bolt to take the blades off the machine and then a few easy bolts to take the blades in half off the hub bar
@currentfaves65
Жыл бұрын
@@omeobandit9928 Thanks for the reply and the videos. Hope you are having great day !
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
@@currentfaves65 same to you my friend 🤝
how long can these fly for?
@omeobandit9928
10 ай бұрын
This little gyro has 40lt tank, burns about 25L per hour with the ea81 car engine. Some gyros are worse, some are way better. Depends on the engine, fuel tank size, how it's made n stuff
@YeetEritus
9 ай бұрын
damn so ~90 min that's impressive @@omeobandit9928
I want one. The upper blades are not powered, as you know. So like a wing there's turbulence to consider
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
Don't worry about turbulence, the gyroplane can fly in rough weather, not like a light airplane 😁🤙
@seikibrian8641
Жыл бұрын
"So like a wing there's turbulence to consider" The rotor IS a wing; a rotating wing. It rotates so fast that it effectively becomes a disk, and the disc loading is enough higher than the wing loading of most light aircraft that it handles turbulence much better. Rotorcraft, whether helicopter or gyroplane, handle turbulence very well.
@MahaBali7975
8 ай бұрын
But I heard tail winds are danger for rotors, it kills the rotor speed to zero and if you are at low height, it will be difficult to gain airspeed to gain desired rotor rpm😮😮😮
@Airon79
8 ай бұрын
The internet says the rotors aren't driven but this one and many more have a ring gear that rotates with rotor shaft so does the rotor shaft spin a dynamo/alternator to supply electrical power to the aircraft , since everyone says the rotors are free spinning . Actually watched similar gyros and those blades , really do start spinning really fast before they takeoff .
@energycantbedestroyeditcan7671
8 ай бұрын
@@Airon79 Yes they do, it's powered, but after take off the top propeller, if you will, provides lift, while the horizontal propeller provides thrust against the top blades which if you notice in flight are tilted up more than a helicopter.
How much price gyrocter rotor head and blade
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
I don't know, most of the machines I have flown were built with carefully inspected, used parts from other crashed aircraft so would be cheaper than normal
Was that powered by a rotax Engine?
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
No a Subaru ea81 car engine
Just a little rudder damage!
@omeobandit9928
9 ай бұрын
It was a huge rudder anyway 😁 I'll make a new video of the machine now, the whole things been modified and simplified
Pre-rotator broken?
@omeobandit9928
Ай бұрын
Yep burned out the contacts 🥲
@mekkler
Ай бұрын
@@omeobandit9928 ouch!
Red SkyWheels now. Why the change?
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
They are 26ft AK Rotors (alloy).
@crawford323
Жыл бұрын
@@omeobandit9928 My mistake obviously. I did not look at the hub. I am building a Parsons Trainer ( two place tandem) with a Lycoming 0320. I have raised the CG to “match” the thrust line. In the process of building a composite fuselage/ cowling to cover the bare square tubing frame. The drag as you say is terrible and I hope with wheel pants and some aerodynamic treatment of whatever flat surfaces presented to the wind, I get a 70 mph cruise at 2200 RPM. This build is a beast and it is what it is. Aircraft prices are outrageous and it seems a rich man’s game now. I am so proud of you and impressed upon your completion. It is no simple task and you did it. Congratulations!
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
@@crawford323 Thankyou, although I didn't build this machine. It was built by an unknown man in 1996. I have a 110hp gyro with a pod and windscreen now, and its very aerodynamic in comparison, and it cruises at 70 knots with about 4800rpm i think. I don't know if a gyro without a pod could do it but i only know how these two gyrocopters fly :)
@crawford323
Жыл бұрын
@@omeobandit9928 Hang on to them. With the way the prices have risen in a scary short amount of time, they will be worth a chunk of change. In my case either build on the cheap or do without. A registered flying machine at a reasonable price is rare these days.
what motor is on your auto gyro
@omeobandit9928
9 ай бұрын
Subaru ea81
@gertkristensen6451
9 ай бұрын
@@omeobandit9928 I have seen one with a wv 1500cm engine on it. What makes the Sabaru engine better than other engines. ??
@omeobandit9928
9 ай бұрын
@@gertkristensen6451 lighter and more powerful and less vibration I think
@gertkristensen6451
9 ай бұрын
@@omeobandit9928 the subaru engine is 20 years old, i know the boxer is well balanced, but i think a small wv peugout turbo engine is much more full of power .. maybe people are just afraid of the new thing .,
😭
Make video and Send me How the Pre Rotor Works
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why last???
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
Because I had sold it and flew it to the new owner at the end of the video
What, no double pluggers??
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
whats double pluggers?
Hi. Those are the worst flying aircrafts. Do not wort the risk to fly them. Thank you for the moovie
Зачем раскручивать ротор руками если видно что там есть электродвигатель...? или он неисправен или просто особенность его такая..? Ему требуется помощь или слаб аккумулятор и не рассчитан на данный стартер раскрутки...?
@omeobandit9928
8 ай бұрын
The starter motor was not working, one of the connections burned out a few weeks earlier
@user-kz5bu9ji9c
8 ай бұрын
@@omeobandit9928 Veri thanks it's my question, you video it's 👍 beautiful.. Thank you ❤️ ( sorri i am no speak English 😂)
@omeobandit9928
8 ай бұрын
@@user-kz5bu9ji9c спасибо друг, я говорю Руски немного
@user-kz5bu9ji9c
8 ай бұрын
@@omeobandit9928 Я никогда не летал на джайрокоптере,и даже не видел их в полёте..только несколько моделей на земле,но вещь интересная,( в молодости занимался полётами на крыле Рогалло) и не много пробовал самостоятельно на моторных вариантах.Вещь тоже интересная,но ограниченная по метео и обзору верхней полусферы,а вот джайрокоптер говорят легко переносит турбулентность этим и заманивает..правда и мотор на него нужен мощней
Aerolite 103
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
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I wanna Built in Home Bro Please Help Me 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@omeobandit9928
Жыл бұрын
I don't know bro, I just buy old used gyrocopters and fly them lol idk how to build one
@sanjupotadar6858
Жыл бұрын
@@omeobandit9928 ok Bro
@Callme99665
Жыл бұрын
How much bro
@irfanbaig6077
Жыл бұрын
@@omeobandit9928 how much?
Envious
@claudecousineau5811
8 күн бұрын
Not me hacked
Hmmm. So what ?
Far cry 4
Anybody thinking they can teach themselves to fly auto-gyros; DON'T DO IT. Get instruction. They are easy to fly and easy to crash and the accident statistics are truly awful. There are things you must never do but you have to be taught what not to do.
Gyrocopter had all parts details vdo searing sir