This was fantastic. I flew 36 hours in the US in 1998 but I didn't continue flying. I only restarted a few years ago but only flew 27 hours because of back-to-back international business trips. I hope to complete my PPL, IMC/IR(R), Night and MEP this year - and I fly from EGGP so this video is extra special. Thanks. p.s. I thought the IMC is only until 200ft (decision height) and then the instructor/examiner removes it for a visual approach. I had no idea it's instrument until touch down!
@StuWithAView10 күн бұрын
Best of luck with the training. The IMC is down to IFR minimums plus a safety margin; it is definitely not down to the deck. The instructor was acting as VFR safety pilot, effectively P1, for this bit. Personally I thought it was brilliant instructing, but I know others interpret this differently.
@iansmith155611 күн бұрын
Another very professional video with wonderful views and excellent commentary. First class
@iansmith155612 күн бұрын
An excellent video with good camera work and sensible commentary. Well done and a joy to watch.
@theflyingfool16 күн бұрын
Good job on the landing!
@halfrhovsquaredАй бұрын
Good spot by your passenger. I always brief my passengers to look out for aircraft, too. I tell them that if I spot something, I will call it out so they know that they don't have to but they sometimes do spot something before I do. I also like to play "spot the airfield" with my passengers. It's interesting how spotting airfields appears to be a learned skill. I found it hard early on in my training and passengers sometimes cannot spot the most obvious ones until we are almost right on top of them.
@FroestenpustАй бұрын
Awesome, as every of your videos! What a landscape in Snowdonia! Unfortunately, my charter gyro was grounded for nearly 2 months due to delayed spare part delivery and when it was back to duty, weather starts unpredictable. So, like in winter, I enjoy your vids. 😃
@dplaing4475Ай бұрын
Great stuff ! Nice to see you back in the gyro. Magnificent countryside. Your cameras work very well - could you share which brand/model you are using please?
@StuWithAViewАй бұрын
On this flight I am using an Insta 360 X4 on the mast, GoPro Hero 11 on my chest, and the other two are GoPro Max.
@stephencameron4032Ай бұрын
Hi Stu, good to see you back in the gyro, since I last commented, I've completed 2 solo flights,(my initial 3 circuits, and a consolidation flight over the Black Isle), yesterday, I flew from Inverness to Dornoch,(under supervision),it was my second time landing on a grass runway, my recent flights have been in a Cavalon(GCKVZ), the weather was glorious for yesterday's flight, it's a joy to fly in weather like that, thanks for sharing,take care, all the best from Scotland, Stephen.
@lagyroАй бұрын
Seeing your passenger's "gyro grin" is priceless...
@Boslandschap1Ай бұрын
The British pasture structure is very pretty, and the Welsh countryside throwing in some mountain ranges looks amazing. The meandering river is also absolutely stunning. I'm personally not a fan of low level flights as it aligns too many risk factors. Obviously the probability is low, but should the engine quit, there's just no margin left for getting your machine out of it in one piece and I imagine the passengers would be at least quite a bit inconvenienced as well. For me, the trade off is not worth it, but I understand and respect that it's a up to each pilot to to make their own considerations. Lovely video, thanks for sharing 👍
@StuWithAViewАй бұрын
Thanks for your comment. I too respect your view on low level flying. I wouldn’t do it with every passenger or over every lake; but in these circumstances with this passenger it made for a very memorable flight.
@James-gf9jlАй бұрын
Good to see you back in the rotary.
@Calidus_PilotАй бұрын
Great video, I will have to try that flight myself!
@theflyingfoolАй бұрын
Really enjoyable video thanks! It was great fun hearing you mangle the Welsh mountain names and I liked your impressive airmanship throughout!
@StuWithAViewАй бұрын
Sorry. I try my best 😂
@theflyingfoolАй бұрын
@@StuWithAView now if it was Scottish or Irish Gaelic I think I'd be mangling words just as effectively!
@philhoultbyАй бұрын
Fabulous. Enjoyed every minute!
@paulwheeldon3487Ай бұрын
Lovely video as always. Nice to see you in my local area...almost the Llŷn Peninsula.
@john3LeeАй бұрын
Excellent content - thanks
@GyroSportFlyingАй бұрын
I hope you are at Leicester tomorrow? Great video. Cheers 👍
@StuWithAViewАй бұрын
Thanks. Nope; off to Norway tomorrow; not by gyro..,
@GyroSportFlyingАй бұрын
@@StuWithAView hoped you were helping with the Guinness Book of records attempt. Most Gyroplanes to land in one day. Maybe next time.kind regards Paul T
@archangel91143 ай бұрын
Nice video Stu 👍 What gyro do you fly? Ela Magni or Mto?
@stuartkellner3 ай бұрын
Thanks. MTO-03.
@8ballphil1503 ай бұрын
Watching again in 2024 . Still my favourite flight . A bit dodgy Llanberis down . But made it more entertaining . Shame with the low cloud on Yr Wyddfa . But maybe another day . THANKS STU . CYMRU AM BYTH .
@kentwilliams33265 ай бұрын
Different question: What make / model is the little grey vehicle behind the aircraft?
@StuWithAView5 ай бұрын
If you mean at start-up, I think it’s an ancient Ford Fiesta.
@DirkHav6 ай бұрын
You don't need much more as 100 feet to take of, that is impressive ! What speed at 4500 rpm ?
@StuWithAView6 ай бұрын
Maybe 100m. 4500 would give around 90-95 knots. I tend to run at 4800-5000 for about 100.
@paddylofoss6 ай бұрын
I noticed approach is a bit yacky, this is why I fly from uncontrolled airports with my fling wing and other than announce when joining the pattern or leaving my airport, the silence is nice. 😊
Another wierd question, how did you get tht wing tip shot. I recently ran a post on Linkedin where I had three components connected via flexible tubing and cables all suspended in air as if by magic. Not one comment on how I did this so a little disspaointed on that one. Great part of the world to be based and although the Gyro is my favorite you get greater range with the Fox. This is a similar difference between, as a child walking from home and cycling. 2 miles range becomes 20 miles range. Thnks for posting and appreciate the time and effort that goes into this. Having made a few videos myself on this platform the actual filming is the easy part its the editing that takes an age. best regards Chris from an overcast Cambridgeshire.
@StuWithAView10 ай бұрын
The exterior shots are filmed on an Insta 360 X3 on a special aviation strut-mounted set-up, imported from the US. You can see the components on the right wing strut on some of the interior views. Thanks for your comments; as you say, the filming and the flying are the easy bits! And the gyro is my favourite too, but I can’t get the exterior camera mounted in the same way, which is what I really wanted for this flight as the weather over Cumbria was perfect.
@chrisgosling540810 ай бұрын
Thanks for the reply and the extra detail@@StuWithAView. I have found that surprisingly the US is much more relaxed with flying and the larger ecomomy means that companies can not only survive but flourish making this type of kit. The autogyro laws are much softer but the risks are much higher so lessons would be strongly advised and even more so transistioning from fixed wing to rotary wing as many aspects of the gyro are counterintuitive. Looking forward to some more winter flight videos over snow capped peaks.
@maxcoygmail10 ай бұрын
Wow! Goods landings 👍 You have a lot of cameras 😉 Thank you, we fly with you 😁 Amazing airplane Eurofox 👍
@bobbelsekwol10 ай бұрын
Wierd question. Whats the law concerning using mobile phones while flying? Great video. So jealous.
@StuWithAView10 ай бұрын
To the best of my knowledge, there is no law concerning the use of mobile phones in general aviation aircraft in the UK. My iPad is receiving live weather via its 4G connection. I was using my phone in this video primarily as a camera.
@bobbelsekwol10 ай бұрын
@@StuWithAView it's no criticism at all. Just wondering what if any impact it would have.
@StuWithAView10 ай бұрын
Older phones could cause interference on the intercom and radio if not in flight-safe mode; that very rarely happens with modern phones. The biggest risk would be distraction - not a great idea to check emails in the circuit!
@colinparkerwilliams562410 ай бұрын
Nice landing. Been watching your videos and subscribed for a while now. I live in north wales do you have any recommendations were i could go to get a introductory flight in a gyro?
@StuWithAView10 ай бұрын
Thanks. Your best bet might be Sleap in Shropshire or Gyrocopter Experience at Caernarfon.
@notmyworld44 Жыл бұрын
28:00 Is that the Mersey to your right? I've been binge-watching gyro videos today. It's a delightful change to come upon this British one. Greetings and blessings from one in the States. I'm subscribing to your channel. Really enjoying this one.
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub, and glad you enjoyed the video. The southerly river is the Dee, the northerly is the Mersey; the Wirral peninsula lies between the two. That’s where I landed, and where I live. If you’re a golf fan and watched the British Open from Royal Liverpool, that’s at the NW tip of Wirral. The river directly beneath at 28:00 is the Dee; the Mersey is off to the right about 7 miles distant.
@Project-Air Жыл бұрын
Hey Stu, I'm making a video about a science experiment I did at Llanbedr and was wondering if I could feature a couple of seconds of your footage? With onscreen credit of course! Would make for some nicer viewing than a google earth view of the airfield!
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
Sure; no problem.
@Project-Air Жыл бұрын
@@StuWithAView Thanks Stu. Actually decided to go with something else for now - cheers!
@Tzhz Жыл бұрын
Not sure of the rules, but if you had a licence could you have one of these in your garden and commute with it or does it have to take off from a runway due to flight restrictions?
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
If your garden is big enough then this would be just fine; although in the UK you’d only be able to do this for 30 days per year. There’s no legal requirement to use a runway.
@gobstoppa1633 Жыл бұрын
WHY is their so much rattle on the joystick.
@Froestenpust Жыл бұрын
Nice work! Turbulences in gyros are mostly calm. Thats, why I love them (and my passengers) 😁
@leejones9827 Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised tablets are allowed during validation. What S/W were you running?
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
SkyDemon; VFR only. Logs flight times, gives frequencies etc.
@leejones9827 Жыл бұрын
@@StuWithAView Okay, so you weren't rocking a SkyDemon/ForeFlight type EFB during the test? That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification and the quick response Stu.
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
SD was logging flight time and showing PLOG only; I prefer a paperless cockpit. As you’ll see from the video, my instructor was pretty thorough. This is from a good few years ago now; I’ve since let my IR(R) lapse as my current machines are day VFR only.
@leejones9827 Жыл бұрын
@@StuWithAView That's understandable. If you're not going to make use of it, the qualification is superfluous. For me personally, I'd like to go and stay over at various locations without the concern of getting pinned in by cloud. A paperless cockpit sounds ideal until the batteries run out or the device overheats. :)
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
The IR(R) was only ever a get out of jail card for me; to fly IFR properly I would need the full IR plus a capable, de-iced and probably twin engined aircraft. That’s not really my thing. The paperless need comes from my open cockpit gyro. Back up is on a second device, usually my phone.
@mavblue Жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
@jasonrwilkinson9216 Жыл бұрын
That looked a lot easier than the approach in the Eurofox Stu, albeit it appeared very turbulent the day you filmed in the Eurofox. As usual Liverpool ATC are friendly, helpful and obliging as they were for me a few weeks back heading to Caernarfon with zone transits.
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
It wasn’t a particularly turbulent day; that’s just typical Eurofox bumpiness. But yes, definitely easier and more comfortable in the gyro. And as you say, Liverpool ATC are the best - my landing site is directly beneath the 09 approach path.
@cameronlapworth2284 Жыл бұрын
Nice work
@ianrichardson1638 Жыл бұрын
Great video Stu. I love the way you've edited in the the various camera angles and I appreciate just how time consuming this is. I've done some videos with my Quik a few years ago and after that I decided to just take stills in flight due to the amount of work involved with the videos. What was the take off like from this field in the gyro with the long grass? Does the 912s has enough oomph for the shorter field take offs or do you find yourself lusting after a 914 engine instead?
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian; appreciated. The editing takes way longer than the flying 😊. The take-off was fine; I might upload the video soon. I pre rotate to max, around 270 rpm in my gyro, and only fly out 1-up with half tanks. I’ve never felt the need for the 914, personally; although if I regularly flew 2-up at higher density altitudes then I might think differently. I like the simplicity and low-stressed nature of the 912s.
@lagyro Жыл бұрын
Looks like a fun flight in perfect weather conditions...
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
Perfect for a gyro; much more turbulent in the fixed wing the week before in similar weather.
@lagyro Жыл бұрын
@@StuWithAView I hear you... last weekend I had 40 knot tail wind through a mountain pass, and I was making close to 120 knots ground speed... On my return trip I was doing 25 knots ground speed... with some nasty turbulence at the exit of the pass. Fixed wing would have been in trouble.
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
I’ve had headwinds that cause my ground speed to be matched by cyclists. And as you say, mountain passes are the most turbulent, even in a gyro; fixed wing in those situations would be seriously uncomfortable, at best.
@chrisgosling5408 Жыл бұрын
neat and crisp touchdown there Stu, should be in the brochure for gyro's, a very neat and short landing, meaning if you loose power or get into trouble you could park it down almost anywhere as long as its not the Lion's enclosure in a wildlife park 😉
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris 😊
@chipflaming Жыл бұрын
And the wing loading of the Eurofox is what, about 8.07 pounds per square foot (39.47 kilograms/square meter)? That sort of skittish behavior (American spelling) in gusty conditions is one of the reasons I ditched the idea of building an Van's RV-12 (10.4 lb/sq ft) and went with an RV-14A (16.25 lb/sq ft) instead, for the conditions here in Prescott, AZ (KPRC). That, and the ability to upgrade from 100 HP to 215 HP, because the station pressure here is only about 843 hPa. My compliments to Stu on his judgement and skills.
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
You raise an interesting point Chip that I’ve been considering for a while concerning wing loading. It’s illuminating that quite a few folk are commenting on the bumpy ride the Eurofox gave on this flight; this is actually entirely typical for my Eurofox flights. I came to it from a Cessna 182, which at the weights I flew had a wing loading of around 70kg/m2. Your calculation of around 40kg/m2 for the Eurofox is about right; it’s significantly lower than the 182. The upside is great STOL performance - I wouldn’t have taken the 182 into this field. The downside is a bumpy ride in all but the most benign conditions. My gyro gives a much smoother ride in turbulent conditions, at least in part because of the much higher rotor disc loading. And I do prefer that smooth ride as I’m not a fan of bumpy flight.
@CF-yb4wq Жыл бұрын
@@StuWithAView The Cessna 182 is one of my favorite airplanes, as long as someone else is paying for the petrol. As a member of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), I used to be able to get one for $48/hour + fuel for proficiency flying, 20 years ago. CAP training flights and search and rescue flights were paid for by the CAP with USAF funding. The current CAP rate is $115/hour (+ up to an additional $11.50 if the squadron to which the airplane is assigned wishes to charge it) + fuel. A local FBO here in Prescott is charging $229/hour, wet. The fuel price here is $6.77/U.S. gallon. If I've correctly identified the field you used (same as for the gyrocopter flight, I think), it's only about 1100'/335m long. You _might_ be able to get a 182 into and out of that field, if the hedge next to Telegraph Rd. isn't too high, and the grass is short and dry, and you do it solo with your tanks half full. But I don't think I'd try it either. We used to land at Kentmorr Airport (3W3) in Maryland for lunch with a three-man aircrew in the 182, but that runway is a little over 2400' long. It was a little challenging to get airborne again if the grass was tall. The Eurofox will certainly help keep your reflexes sharp.
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
In the UK AVGAS is around £2 per litre, or just under $10 per US gallon. So that’s £100 per hour just in fuel. But the bigger cost with the 182 is its certified status. We were regularly seeing 5-figure annuals. In contrast, the Rotax in my gyro and Eurofox burns around 16 litres per hour of premium E5 super unleaded, which works out at around £25 per hour. Against that, it seats only two and flies at 100 knots rather than 130. I think you have the correct field. The diagonal is just under 350m ground run, but there are obstacles on both approaches, particularly westerly with a major road, high street lamps and a phone mast. I think you’d be really pushing it in a 182, with its 50% higher landing speed, plus the very bumpy field surface making a tailwheel far preferable. I like the Eurofox, and its tailwheel, need for rudder and lack of autopilot has made me a better pilot; but I do miss the easy cross-country ability of the 182. I don’t miss the bills though!!
@chrisgosling5408 Жыл бұрын
Great job getting that one down, those outboard shots are a great addition especially as the cockpit view out isn't in league with the gyro, do you think that would have been much easier in the gyro as they are less succeptable to buffeting. Always good to show the importance during take off always asssume you will land until above 1000 feet. Similar with landing always assume low flyover or at best touch and go with the decision to land made when the wheels touch, groundspeed and space available. Shows also the importance of watching local air current close to buildings or trees on the approach and being prepared for "Excitement". Nice one all round Stu!
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris. Much easier in the gyro; flew it in last week and will be on YT soon.
@davidnapemaskwa7251 Жыл бұрын
Probably asked and answered in other videos but how do you get the video coverage that appears to be taken off your right wing well in front of the leading edge showing the entire aircraft from that vantage point. Very impressive! Big fan of your Gyro Videos, fixed wing not so much.
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
Insta 360 X3 on a Flight Flix aluminium pole attached to two wing Flight Flix strut mounts. Very clever piece of kit.
@davidnapemaskwa7251 Жыл бұрын
@@StuWithAView Clever indeed. Your use of it goes beyond "Clever". The amount of work you do in making and posting these videos is nothing but "Top Drawer", thank you.
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
Thank you David
@Froestenpust Жыл бұрын
Nice! Lot of thermal activity...
@maxcoygmail Жыл бұрын
Wow, it was a little bit windy 😀 You did a goog job 👍 and well edited, thank you!
@TheOrangeGodOfTheSkies Жыл бұрын
Well done, nice approach, and a good call on the go around.
@petelyden8193 Жыл бұрын
Certainly looked a bit bumpy up there.
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
Yes, it was bumpy for sure.
@davidjaques1332 Жыл бұрын
Great to see a new Video 😊 I managed to go to Spamfield (Sandown) in my Gyro a couple of weeks ago. Great fun 👍
@chrisgosling5408 Жыл бұрын
Just a social call Stu hope everything is ok and looking forward to a new video soon, best wishes Chris from Cambridgsehire
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
All good thanks Chris. Just really busy and falling a little out of love with KZread. Thanks for your message.
@chrisgosling5408 Жыл бұрын
@@StuWithAView will you be at the Old Warden Eurofox fly in, just a thought...
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
I thought this was last weekend?
@chrisgosling5408 Жыл бұрын
Apologies, senior moment! I was listening into the airshow on AM which I can received in huntingdon with a 30 m vertical mast antenna. Forgot that was two weeks back
@systemler44 Жыл бұрын
Taking a big risk flying so low...plenty of drones here all legally flying ip to 400 feet
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
They’re not flying legally if I’m around. There are birds at all sorts of altitudes, especially down low. Is it more of a risk down low? Yes, for lots of reasons. So is flying at night, over water, over trees, single engine etc. Each to their own I guess.
@fastfreddy19641 Жыл бұрын
Great video. I'm in the lakes a lot but never seen the views from an aircraft apart from Msfs. Must be a joy to fly a gyrocopter.
@StuWithAView Жыл бұрын
It is indeed a joy, especially over such scenery 😊
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This was fantastic. I flew 36 hours in the US in 1998 but I didn't continue flying. I only restarted a few years ago but only flew 27 hours because of back-to-back international business trips. I hope to complete my PPL, IMC/IR(R), Night and MEP this year - and I fly from EGGP so this video is extra special. Thanks. p.s. I thought the IMC is only until 200ft (decision height) and then the instructor/examiner removes it for a visual approach. I had no idea it's instrument until touch down!
Best of luck with the training. The IMC is down to IFR minimums plus a safety margin; it is definitely not down to the deck. The instructor was acting as VFR safety pilot, effectively P1, for this bit. Personally I thought it was brilliant instructing, but I know others interpret this differently.
Another very professional video with wonderful views and excellent commentary. First class
An excellent video with good camera work and sensible commentary. Well done and a joy to watch.
Good job on the landing!
Good spot by your passenger. I always brief my passengers to look out for aircraft, too. I tell them that if I spot something, I will call it out so they know that they don't have to but they sometimes do spot something before I do. I also like to play "spot the airfield" with my passengers. It's interesting how spotting airfields appears to be a learned skill. I found it hard early on in my training and passengers sometimes cannot spot the most obvious ones until we are almost right on top of them.
Awesome, as every of your videos! What a landscape in Snowdonia! Unfortunately, my charter gyro was grounded for nearly 2 months due to delayed spare part delivery and when it was back to duty, weather starts unpredictable. So, like in winter, I enjoy your vids. 😃
Great stuff ! Nice to see you back in the gyro. Magnificent countryside. Your cameras work very well - could you share which brand/model you are using please?
On this flight I am using an Insta 360 X4 on the mast, GoPro Hero 11 on my chest, and the other two are GoPro Max.
Hi Stu, good to see you back in the gyro, since I last commented, I've completed 2 solo flights,(my initial 3 circuits, and a consolidation flight over the Black Isle), yesterday, I flew from Inverness to Dornoch,(under supervision),it was my second time landing on a grass runway, my recent flights have been in a Cavalon(GCKVZ), the weather was glorious for yesterday's flight, it's a joy to fly in weather like that, thanks for sharing,take care, all the best from Scotland, Stephen.
Seeing your passenger's "gyro grin" is priceless...
The British pasture structure is very pretty, and the Welsh countryside throwing in some mountain ranges looks amazing. The meandering river is also absolutely stunning. I'm personally not a fan of low level flights as it aligns too many risk factors. Obviously the probability is low, but should the engine quit, there's just no margin left for getting your machine out of it in one piece and I imagine the passengers would be at least quite a bit inconvenienced as well. For me, the trade off is not worth it, but I understand and respect that it's a up to each pilot to to make their own considerations. Lovely video, thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for your comment. I too respect your view on low level flying. I wouldn’t do it with every passenger or over every lake; but in these circumstances with this passenger it made for a very memorable flight.
Good to see you back in the rotary.
Great video, I will have to try that flight myself!
Really enjoyable video thanks! It was great fun hearing you mangle the Welsh mountain names and I liked your impressive airmanship throughout!
Sorry. I try my best 😂
@@StuWithAView now if it was Scottish or Irish Gaelic I think I'd be mangling words just as effectively!
Fabulous. Enjoyed every minute!
Lovely video as always. Nice to see you in my local area...almost the Llŷn Peninsula.
Excellent content - thanks
I hope you are at Leicester tomorrow? Great video. Cheers 👍
Thanks. Nope; off to Norway tomorrow; not by gyro..,
@@StuWithAView hoped you were helping with the Guinness Book of records attempt. Most Gyroplanes to land in one day. Maybe next time.kind regards Paul T
Nice video Stu 👍 What gyro do you fly? Ela Magni or Mto?
Thanks. MTO-03.
Watching again in 2024 . Still my favourite flight . A bit dodgy Llanberis down . But made it more entertaining . Shame with the low cloud on Yr Wyddfa . But maybe another day . THANKS STU . CYMRU AM BYTH .
Different question: What make / model is the little grey vehicle behind the aircraft?
If you mean at start-up, I think it’s an ancient Ford Fiesta.
You don't need much more as 100 feet to take of, that is impressive ! What speed at 4500 rpm ?
Maybe 100m. 4500 would give around 90-95 knots. I tend to run at 4800-5000 for about 100.
I noticed approach is a bit yacky, this is why I fly from uncontrolled airports with my fling wing and other than announce when joining the pattern or leaving my airport, the silence is nice. 😊
A grand day out. Nice one.
Nice! +Functional wind/bug shields 🙂 Gorgeous perfect day, lovely. Thanks for sharing.
Another wierd question, how did you get tht wing tip shot. I recently ran a post on Linkedin where I had three components connected via flexible tubing and cables all suspended in air as if by magic. Not one comment on how I did this so a little disspaointed on that one. Great part of the world to be based and although the Gyro is my favorite you get greater range with the Fox. This is a similar difference between, as a child walking from home and cycling. 2 miles range becomes 20 miles range. Thnks for posting and appreciate the time and effort that goes into this. Having made a few videos myself on this platform the actual filming is the easy part its the editing that takes an age. best regards Chris from an overcast Cambridgeshire.
The exterior shots are filmed on an Insta 360 X3 on a special aviation strut-mounted set-up, imported from the US. You can see the components on the right wing strut on some of the interior views. Thanks for your comments; as you say, the filming and the flying are the easy bits! And the gyro is my favourite too, but I can’t get the exterior camera mounted in the same way, which is what I really wanted for this flight as the weather over Cumbria was perfect.
Thanks for the reply and the extra detail@@StuWithAView. I have found that surprisingly the US is much more relaxed with flying and the larger ecomomy means that companies can not only survive but flourish making this type of kit. The autogyro laws are much softer but the risks are much higher so lessons would be strongly advised and even more so transistioning from fixed wing to rotary wing as many aspects of the gyro are counterintuitive. Looking forward to some more winter flight videos over snow capped peaks.
Wow! Goods landings 👍 You have a lot of cameras 😉 Thank you, we fly with you 😁 Amazing airplane Eurofox 👍
Wierd question. Whats the law concerning using mobile phones while flying? Great video. So jealous.
To the best of my knowledge, there is no law concerning the use of mobile phones in general aviation aircraft in the UK. My iPad is receiving live weather via its 4G connection. I was using my phone in this video primarily as a camera.
@@StuWithAView it's no criticism at all. Just wondering what if any impact it would have.
Older phones could cause interference on the intercom and radio if not in flight-safe mode; that very rarely happens with modern phones. The biggest risk would be distraction - not a great idea to check emails in the circuit!
Nice landing. Been watching your videos and subscribed for a while now. I live in north wales do you have any recommendations were i could go to get a introductory flight in a gyro?
Thanks. Your best bet might be Sleap in Shropshire or Gyrocopter Experience at Caernarfon.
28:00 Is that the Mersey to your right? I've been binge-watching gyro videos today. It's a delightful change to come upon this British one. Greetings and blessings from one in the States. I'm subscribing to your channel. Really enjoying this one.
Thanks for the sub, and glad you enjoyed the video. The southerly river is the Dee, the northerly is the Mersey; the Wirral peninsula lies between the two. That’s where I landed, and where I live. If you’re a golf fan and watched the British Open from Royal Liverpool, that’s at the NW tip of Wirral. The river directly beneath at 28:00 is the Dee; the Mersey is off to the right about 7 miles distant.
Hey Stu, I'm making a video about a science experiment I did at Llanbedr and was wondering if I could feature a couple of seconds of your footage? With onscreen credit of course! Would make for some nicer viewing than a google earth view of the airfield!
Sure; no problem.
@@StuWithAView Thanks Stu. Actually decided to go with something else for now - cheers!
Not sure of the rules, but if you had a licence could you have one of these in your garden and commute with it or does it have to take off from a runway due to flight restrictions?
If your garden is big enough then this would be just fine; although in the UK you’d only be able to do this for 30 days per year. There’s no legal requirement to use a runway.
WHY is their so much rattle on the joystick.
Nice work! Turbulences in gyros are mostly calm. Thats, why I love them (and my passengers) 😁
I'm surprised tablets are allowed during validation. What S/W were you running?
SkyDemon; VFR only. Logs flight times, gives frequencies etc.
@@StuWithAView Okay, so you weren't rocking a SkyDemon/ForeFlight type EFB during the test? That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification and the quick response Stu.
SD was logging flight time and showing PLOG only; I prefer a paperless cockpit. As you’ll see from the video, my instructor was pretty thorough. This is from a good few years ago now; I’ve since let my IR(R) lapse as my current machines are day VFR only.
@@StuWithAView That's understandable. If you're not going to make use of it, the qualification is superfluous. For me personally, I'd like to go and stay over at various locations without the concern of getting pinned in by cloud. A paperless cockpit sounds ideal until the batteries run out or the device overheats. :)
The IR(R) was only ever a get out of jail card for me; to fly IFR properly I would need the full IR plus a capable, de-iced and probably twin engined aircraft. That’s not really my thing. The paperless need comes from my open cockpit gyro. Back up is on a second device, usually my phone.
Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
That looked a lot easier than the approach in the Eurofox Stu, albeit it appeared very turbulent the day you filmed in the Eurofox. As usual Liverpool ATC are friendly, helpful and obliging as they were for me a few weeks back heading to Caernarfon with zone transits.
It wasn’t a particularly turbulent day; that’s just typical Eurofox bumpiness. But yes, definitely easier and more comfortable in the gyro. And as you say, Liverpool ATC are the best - my landing site is directly beneath the 09 approach path.
Nice work
Great video Stu. I love the way you've edited in the the various camera angles and I appreciate just how time consuming this is. I've done some videos with my Quik a few years ago and after that I decided to just take stills in flight due to the amount of work involved with the videos. What was the take off like from this field in the gyro with the long grass? Does the 912s has enough oomph for the shorter field take offs or do you find yourself lusting after a 914 engine instead?
Thanks Ian; appreciated. The editing takes way longer than the flying 😊. The take-off was fine; I might upload the video soon. I pre rotate to max, around 270 rpm in my gyro, and only fly out 1-up with half tanks. I’ve never felt the need for the 914, personally; although if I regularly flew 2-up at higher density altitudes then I might think differently. I like the simplicity and low-stressed nature of the 912s.
Looks like a fun flight in perfect weather conditions...
Perfect for a gyro; much more turbulent in the fixed wing the week before in similar weather.
@@StuWithAView I hear you... last weekend I had 40 knot tail wind through a mountain pass, and I was making close to 120 knots ground speed... On my return trip I was doing 25 knots ground speed... with some nasty turbulence at the exit of the pass. Fixed wing would have been in trouble.
I’ve had headwinds that cause my ground speed to be matched by cyclists. And as you say, mountain passes are the most turbulent, even in a gyro; fixed wing in those situations would be seriously uncomfortable, at best.
neat and crisp touchdown there Stu, should be in the brochure for gyro's, a very neat and short landing, meaning if you loose power or get into trouble you could park it down almost anywhere as long as its not the Lion's enclosure in a wildlife park 😉
Thanks Chris 😊
And the wing loading of the Eurofox is what, about 8.07 pounds per square foot (39.47 kilograms/square meter)? That sort of skittish behavior (American spelling) in gusty conditions is one of the reasons I ditched the idea of building an Van's RV-12 (10.4 lb/sq ft) and went with an RV-14A (16.25 lb/sq ft) instead, for the conditions here in Prescott, AZ (KPRC). That, and the ability to upgrade from 100 HP to 215 HP, because the station pressure here is only about 843 hPa. My compliments to Stu on his judgement and skills.
You raise an interesting point Chip that I’ve been considering for a while concerning wing loading. It’s illuminating that quite a few folk are commenting on the bumpy ride the Eurofox gave on this flight; this is actually entirely typical for my Eurofox flights. I came to it from a Cessna 182, which at the weights I flew had a wing loading of around 70kg/m2. Your calculation of around 40kg/m2 for the Eurofox is about right; it’s significantly lower than the 182. The upside is great STOL performance - I wouldn’t have taken the 182 into this field. The downside is a bumpy ride in all but the most benign conditions. My gyro gives a much smoother ride in turbulent conditions, at least in part because of the much higher rotor disc loading. And I do prefer that smooth ride as I’m not a fan of bumpy flight.
@@StuWithAView The Cessna 182 is one of my favorite airplanes, as long as someone else is paying for the petrol. As a member of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), I used to be able to get one for $48/hour + fuel for proficiency flying, 20 years ago. CAP training flights and search and rescue flights were paid for by the CAP with USAF funding. The current CAP rate is $115/hour (+ up to an additional $11.50 if the squadron to which the airplane is assigned wishes to charge it) + fuel. A local FBO here in Prescott is charging $229/hour, wet. The fuel price here is $6.77/U.S. gallon. If I've correctly identified the field you used (same as for the gyrocopter flight, I think), it's only about 1100'/335m long. You _might_ be able to get a 182 into and out of that field, if the hedge next to Telegraph Rd. isn't too high, and the grass is short and dry, and you do it solo with your tanks half full. But I don't think I'd try it either. We used to land at Kentmorr Airport (3W3) in Maryland for lunch with a three-man aircrew in the 182, but that runway is a little over 2400' long. It was a little challenging to get airborne again if the grass was tall. The Eurofox will certainly help keep your reflexes sharp.
In the UK AVGAS is around £2 per litre, or just under $10 per US gallon. So that’s £100 per hour just in fuel. But the bigger cost with the 182 is its certified status. We were regularly seeing 5-figure annuals. In contrast, the Rotax in my gyro and Eurofox burns around 16 litres per hour of premium E5 super unleaded, which works out at around £25 per hour. Against that, it seats only two and flies at 100 knots rather than 130. I think you have the correct field. The diagonal is just under 350m ground run, but there are obstacles on both approaches, particularly westerly with a major road, high street lamps and a phone mast. I think you’d be really pushing it in a 182, with its 50% higher landing speed, plus the very bumpy field surface making a tailwheel far preferable. I like the Eurofox, and its tailwheel, need for rudder and lack of autopilot has made me a better pilot; but I do miss the easy cross-country ability of the 182. I don’t miss the bills though!!
Great job getting that one down, those outboard shots are a great addition especially as the cockpit view out isn't in league with the gyro, do you think that would have been much easier in the gyro as they are less succeptable to buffeting. Always good to show the importance during take off always asssume you will land until above 1000 feet. Similar with landing always assume low flyover or at best touch and go with the decision to land made when the wheels touch, groundspeed and space available. Shows also the importance of watching local air current close to buildings or trees on the approach and being prepared for "Excitement". Nice one all round Stu!
Thanks Chris. Much easier in the gyro; flew it in last week and will be on YT soon.
Probably asked and answered in other videos but how do you get the video coverage that appears to be taken off your right wing well in front of the leading edge showing the entire aircraft from that vantage point. Very impressive! Big fan of your Gyro Videos, fixed wing not so much.
Insta 360 X3 on a Flight Flix aluminium pole attached to two wing Flight Flix strut mounts. Very clever piece of kit.
@@StuWithAView Clever indeed. Your use of it goes beyond "Clever". The amount of work you do in making and posting these videos is nothing but "Top Drawer", thank you.
Thank you David
Nice! Lot of thermal activity...
Wow, it was a little bit windy 😀 You did a goog job 👍 and well edited, thank you!
Well done, nice approach, and a good call on the go around.
Certainly looked a bit bumpy up there.
Yes, it was bumpy for sure.
Great to see a new Video 😊 I managed to go to Spamfield (Sandown) in my Gyro a couple of weeks ago. Great fun 👍
Just a social call Stu hope everything is ok and looking forward to a new video soon, best wishes Chris from Cambridgsehire
All good thanks Chris. Just really busy and falling a little out of love with KZread. Thanks for your message.
@@StuWithAView will you be at the Old Warden Eurofox fly in, just a thought...
I thought this was last weekend?
Apologies, senior moment! I was listening into the airshow on AM which I can received in huntingdon with a 30 m vertical mast antenna. Forgot that was two weeks back
Taking a big risk flying so low...plenty of drones here all legally flying ip to 400 feet
They’re not flying legally if I’m around. There are birds at all sorts of altitudes, especially down low. Is it more of a risk down low? Yes, for lots of reasons. So is flying at night, over water, over trees, single engine etc. Each to their own I guess.
Great video. I'm in the lakes a lot but never seen the views from an aircraft apart from Msfs. Must be a joy to fly a gyrocopter.
It is indeed a joy, especially over such scenery 😊
What a fantastic flying machine