Crash of a Farrington Twinstarr gyro near Goose Creek Airport (28A), Indian Trail, North Carolina
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- On June 11, 2022, at 1540 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur built Twinstarr gyroplane, N298RW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Indian Trail, North Carolina. The private pilot received minor injuries. The gyroplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot was taking the gyroplane on a short test flight. After adding fuel, the pilot ran the engine multiple times on the ground and completed multiple taxi tests to check the brakes and steering mechanism. The pilot was satisfied that everything was functional and decided to attempt a flight in the airport traffic pattern. Shortly after takeoff the engine lost power. The pilot attempted to return to the airport, but the gyroplane impacted powerlines and the ground, resulting in substantial damage.
During a postaccident examination of the wreckage, the pilot found that there was a large piece of debris obstructing a majority of the fuel filter inlet. Another large piece of debris was observed in the fuel tank. All the debris found were consistent in color and texture with silicone sealant used on the fuel quantity sending unit. Based on this information, it is likely that the sealant debris found in the fuel filter inlet obstructed the flow of fuel to the engine and resulted in the total loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A blockage of the fuel filter inlet by a piece of debris, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
So this was me flying the gyro. A friend sent me this video this morning asking have I seen it, and have I read the comments.... Well no, not until just now.
Reading the comments, its pretty clear that the majority of the comment folks here have NO IDEA how you achieve flight in a gyroplane. you NEVER just gun the throttle and blast down the runway and takeoff like a airplane. You HAVE to slowly accelerate the rotor up to speed during the takeoff run. Some gyroplanes have very powerful pre rotator systems to spin the rotor ahead of the gyro actually beginning the takeoff run... with a powerful pre rotator you can do a much shorter takeoff run and be more aggressive with the throttle during the takeoff run. But then some other gyroplanes have very minimal pre rotators, some gyros don't have a pre rotator at all... This gyro had a electric pre rotator that only spins up to about 120-130 rotor RPM stationary. You have to accelerate the rotor from there up to 250 RRPM or so before giving full throttle, and that is done via air going through the rotors... you get that air by slowly taxiing down the runway and only advancing the throttle slowly and gradually as rotor rpm increases. You don't go to full throttle till the drag from the rotor causes the gyro to " rock back " and lift the nose wheel.
Being that this was my first time at the controls in this make and model gyro, I did a very conservative takeoff run. If you rush the takeoff in a gyro and get too fast too soon, you will " Flap " the rotor and this can result in a roll over and a badly damaged machine. Better to be conservative and on the safe side till you learn the limits of the rotor and machine, then you can be more aggressive with the takeoff.
Needless to say, yes I SHOULD have absolutely aborted any kind of lift off on this " Flight " I used 3/4 of the runway before becoming airborne. I could have chopped the power and turned around and did another takeoff run and likely could have got her in the air in half the distance.
I had confidence in the power plant, being a Lycoming aircraft engine and felt I would clear the trees just fine and climb out just fine. I still believe had the engine not lost power this would have been a successful flight.
I made several mistakes in judgement that day.
First mistake was not tying the gyro to my truck and ground running the engine at full power to insure no issues. That alone would have resulted in a engine out on the ground rather than in the air. There WAS absolutely a slug of loose silicone lodged in the inlet to the fuel filter! This was allowing enough gas through to keep the engine running at lower power settings, but at full throttle the blockage was not allowing fuel in as fast as fuel was burned out of the bowl. Short of a fuel system tear down and inspection this would have identified the problem. And the machine had close to 300 hours of flight time on it when it was delivered to my friend, so there was no reason to assume there was anything wrong with the way the fuel system was designed and built. But being a home built aircraft, I have usually tied down aircraft and run them at full power for at least 5 minutes to be sure there is no issues that would cause a engine out during takeoff and climb out. I failed to do that and that was a total judgement error on my part.
Second mistake was taking off on 22. There is no where to land immediately off the end of that runway. With enough altitude you could do a 180 back to the runway, or land in a field to the right of the airport property, but options are limited off the end of runway 22. Runway 4 on the other hand... once you pass the end of the runway your flying over a large golf course with large open expanses of smooth grass you could easily land on. There was very little wind the day of this accident and honestly I could have taken off on runway 4 just as easily as 22. I used 22 because a few other aircraft had landed in the hour or two before the accident and they had been using 22. At the time of the accident there was no one else flying at the time and I could have used 4 without problems. Had I used 4, and the engine quit I could have just nosed down and landed easily on the golf course.
Third mistake was I never asked to see the log books before I attempted to do anything with the gyro. Turns out the gyro was not in annual and a annual inspection had not officially been performed in years. The gyro was purchased from the builder and the builder had expressed he had gone through the machine from top to bottom in prep for the sale, but apparently he did not sign off in the logbook that it was given a condition inspection. I personally don't think this would have made a bit of difference in preventing this accident, but at least the flight would have been " Legal ". Because it was not in annual, I should not have attempted to fly it and I did get in trouble with the FAA for this fact.
As far as ME inspecting the gyro after the accident, I wasn't told NOT to... I ended up with a broken collarbone, a negative mark on my flying record ( nearly 30 years of flying without any problems and a good reputation in the experimental aviation community ) and then the fact that I have a gyro that is tore to pieces sitting in my hangar that one of my best friends just paid close to 40 grand for ( and no insurance coverage on ) so I was curious why the engine just flamed out. I pulled the fuel line off the fuel pump to drain the tank and my first thought was maybe there would be water in the fuel... When I pulled the fuel line off and attempted to drain the tank the flow of fuel coming out of the fuel filter was so minimal I decided to pull the filter off the hose to see if maybe the filter had become water logged, and that is when I saw the silicone slug stuck in the inlet. I was in contact with a NTSB investigator throughout this process, and documented everything with pictures and videos. For some of your people to suggest I was covering up this accident by faking this whole silicone thing is absurb! What purpose or reasoning would there be for me to do that?
Anyway, yes this was a mistake in judgement on my part and it sucks that the gyro got torn to pieces and I ended up with a broken collarbone and had to have surgery to plate it back together. I could have easily died in this accident. Thankfully I didn't die and other than a jacked up collarbone that still bothers me, everything is fine. My friend wasn't too upset about this, and the gyro was sold to someone who intends to rebuild it and life goes on. Put my name in the search box here on youtube and you will see plenty of videos of me flying gyros over the years, and you will see that I have a good handle on how to fly these and fly them well. But I am just a human and humans make mistakes sometimes.
Thank you for sharing your story. It takes a real man to be honest.
Glad you are OK. I'm not a pilot, but I've never understood how these gyrocopters fly. The rotor being tilted rearward seems antithetical to forward flight.
20 year naval aviator here. Very nice breakdown and analysis.
That crash did not sound good. Glad you made it.
I thought I heard a gunshot as you were crashing which I guess was backfire , but thankfully you're alive . I plan on flying paramotors in the next year or two but have always wanted to fly gyros but , hey , we've learned from your experience , and Thanks !
My buddy Ron here is an incredible pilot. The boom at the end is Ron hitting the HV power lines & ARC OVER. Miracle he did not get cooked. The previous owner should have known better than to use RTV silicone on ANY part of the fuel system. That being said there are only a few truly "fuel rated" sealants that are 1. EXPENSIVE & 2. REQUIRE adequate drying time of a week to 10 days or longer. 3. Have mixing, temp & humidity limits as well. 4. Have a "USE BY DATE" ...I spent time over 3 months scrubbing out a contaminated fuel tank and replacing the ENTIRE fuel system on a gyro I purchased last year because the sealant was put into service before it was cured and "came apart" basically blowing itself all over the inside of the fuel system basically melting itself all over and clogging up the works. If you have to use any kind of sealant make sure you use it sparingly and in a location that it will not squish too generously and fall into a tank or other critical location.. Rookie mistakes can kill.
BINGO... saved me the trouble : )
I think idling to the end of the runway then thinking your going to make it was the elephant in the room here
That would be a big NO. He had plenty of energy to take off. 20 year gyro pilot here. Clogged fuel system was his enemy. @@MrMarkguth
Wow dude was lucky as hell to walk away from that. Or crawl. Whichever.
I crawled right out of it. Helped get it back on its wheels and towed back into my hangar that afternoon. Even took the wife and kids to the lake the very next day on the jet skis. I knew something was wrong with my shoulder but waited till Monday to go to the doctor. Turned out my collarbone was broke clean in two... But yes I was very lucky that was all that happened.
@@GyroRon
God was on your side that day, that’s for sure.
I never use that type of RTV silicone sealant on anything carrying gasoline because it's not compatible. The gasoline won't dissolve it, but it will undermine the bond and make the sealant peel loose.
Pro seal mil-s-8802. I used it in the military and on my own tank builds and float senders. Zero problems 12 yrs!
WOW Indian Trail, NC! Way back in 1978 I bought N31243, a nearly new very nice Bensen B-8M gyro, from a guy in Indian Trail! He co-built it with the local Charlotte area Bensen dealer, Robert 'Bob' Nesbett. It already had a few flying hours on it when I eagerly bought it. Looking back, I think the owner (a non-pilot) was simply afraid to fly it so put it up for sale. It flew very well and I had many great hours buzzing around northeast Alabama and later Texas. In fact, of all the GA aircraft I later flew, including a few ultralights, that little gyrocopter was absolutely the most fun!
But like this poor guy, I had an engine out from fuel starvation on take off one day (poor 2-stroke fuel/oil mix - entirely my fault). Luckily I had just enough runway in front to set her down safely. I'm glad this poor chap suffered only minor injuries. The mistake he made was trying to turn back to the runway. Gyros glide at about a 45 degree nose down angle (to keep the autorotating rotor blades spinning) so being that low to the ground you just immediately nose her over and hope there's a small bare area directly in front, or nearly so. Luckily, you don't need much room as a gyro can easily land in a very small area, free of obstacles of course.
Happy Holidays from an old NC redneck in Thailand!
Where in North Alabama did you fly? I am near Guntersville and Albertville airports.
@@jamesgullo8240 I lived in the tiny town of Powell (near Rainsville) on Sand Mountain, so flew in that area. My first flights were at Ft. Payne airport then Scottsboro. I may have ventured over to Guntersville but not sure as I was just learning to fly the little gyro. This was way back in 1979 and my brother and I were taking flying lessons over at Huntsville Jetport. What a beautiful area that is and such friendly folks! 😁 Merry Christmas!
@@Jimbo-in-Thailand Wow, I'm still learning the North end of the state. My cousin had a sea plane he was working on when he died in Centre on Lake Weiss. He actually introduced me to the late famous Aviator Kenny Cobb about 10 years ago. I know exactly where Scottsboro airport is. We both are loving Alabama.
@@jamesgullo8240 Sorry to hear about your cousin. I loved living in rural Alabama and bought a new house in Powell back in 1979 when I was working under contract for TVA at the then-under-construction Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant, just outside of Scottsboro. From there I ended up doing short-term contract engineering jobs across the US but kept Powell as my command central. Ironically, I was never able to find work in that area again but kept the house as a rental house until 2008 as I had planned for it to be my retirement home. Unfortunately, for years renters kept demolishing it so I sold it back in 2008. Yep, that area is gorgeous and definitely God's country and I do miss it.
Assembly and maintenance by a "handyman" using "aircraft grade bathtub caulk" from a hardware store.
RTV is not impervious to gasoline.
The engineering or lack there of in the fuel sender installation was a hack job.
If you cannot mate two smooth surfaces together leak free with a simple gasket you shouldn't work on it.
thanks for posting!
Wow
Thanks for uploading
Ugh. The hole for the fuel sender was a mess, you couldn't even use all 4 screws. The silicone obstruction looked like what you get when a screw pushes a blob through a nut. And one more thing: any fuel line exiting a tank should have a coarse finger screen on it, these bits would have stayed in the tank. Any unknown home-built aircraft, you have to assume a lot of Elder Automotive parts on it, until proved otherwise... I know, I've found Grade 5 wing attach bolts! Lucky to walk away. Wow.
Yes, this fuel tank was a mess. Everything else about this gyro was first class top level build quality... Except for the design of the fuel tank and the execution of using silicone to seal up a leaky fuel sending unit. There was no screens, no alternative outlets in the tank, no strainer, nothing but a single exit for the tank into a rubber hose, with a automotive type metal cased fuel filter, then into a electric pulse pump, then onto the engine driven fuel pump and then right into the carb. Even with the silicone, some changes to the way the fuel got from the tank to the carb would have prevented this. Unfortunately due to the high level of build quality everywhere else you looked on this machine, there was no reason to suspect the fuel tank / fuel system was not up to snuff.
@@GyroRon Maybe the tank was outsourced or surplus, but I'm glad you weren't hurt badly in that scary landing! Google Earth shows you really had nowhere to go.👍
It was the stock tank for that kit. It was under the rear seat though and enclosed on the sides by the fairings, so would have had to remove the seat and pull the sending unit out to have seen the silicone. And yeah, its not a lot of options to land forwards off runway 22! Thats why I immediately turned to the left to try to 180 back.@@owenmerrick2377
I would let this be a lesson for everyone who fly's , never assume , by the looks of the corrosion , the sealant wasn't the only hazard , very lucky to survive this !!!
I thought he was just taxiing down to the end of the runway, then he just took off, wtf??
I have a friend that built a gyrocopter that he flew for a while with the stability "training fins" on it. He went on to sell it to the original designer, who removed the fins and wound up crashing it fatally in windy conditions exceeding its design days later.
Karma of arrogance, then.
Sadly there was a lot of misunderstanding as to what makes for a stable gyrocopter, which led to some pretty sketchy configurations. This has led to some rather horrific crashes and a terrible safety reputation…
I was a FBO manager/line pilot and we only had two gyrocopters in the area both operating out of grass strips. Both crashed but neither resulted in serious injury. I have flown many experimental/home builts from basics to exotic rocket ships, helicopters/gliders/ultralights but never had the itch to try gyros. Glad he walked away from that.
i also had good time gyro flying back in the 90s,, also powered hangliders since the 70s gyros were the best of all,,good to hear your ok
Wow ! Minor injuries! I thought he checked out .
Never, ever, use silicone/RTV on an aircraft power system..
Why did he lift off so late?
Wait, so he goes down the entire runway, only to take off where he has to do a steep climb in order to clear the trees? WTF was he thinking?
Looking from behind makes it worse than it really is. He lost motor power just before he turned left. Had no choice but to try to get back quickly.
But to the previous point had he accelerated initially and encountered engine failure he would have increased his chances of landing forward with runway ahead of him.
Turning back to the runway on takeoff is always a poor choice. On engine failure after rotation it’s 30 degrees either side of runway center line and landing forward.
Hmm. Yeah; it looks like he could have just landed if he hadn't wasted so much runway.
@@powerofone1645 AvgDude was referring to the takeoff. Dude wasted so much of the runway length just taxiing at low throttle before he _very slowly_ pushed the throttle forward for takeoff near the end of the runway.
Gyrocopters require a specific rotor rpm to maintain flight. One way to achieve this is to accelerate along the runway. In the days before pre-rotators, gyros would race up and down the runway until sufficient rpm was achieved before taking off. Very different to fixed wing aircraft.
I'm pre-silicone gaskets (aka from a tube).. Gaskets were actually GASKETS. I always worry about issues with a automotive, motorcycle etc parts getting fouled up with over zealous silicone application. Well, this is something I wasn't considering. It's one thing to be stuck on the side of the road. It's a completely different thing to "become part of the road".. no disrepect intended. Are applied silicon gaskets better? I'll guess it's cheaper for the manufacturing. I wonder if that has anything to do with it?
Was the engine suffering on the roll up or was the pilot, for some dumb reason, not pushing it to the "firewall"? He did not develop enough forward speed until the very end of the runway.
It was a taxi test. Report says he didnt intend to get airborne.
@@ColinWatters So, he forgot the throttle goes both ways?
You don't 'firewall' the throttle on a gyro. On a plane, yes, on a gyro, no. Different technique required.
All the experts never make mistakes do you ?
Gyroron, l too, wondered about the slow roll but then realized the craft may not have a prerotator. When you started the climbout, l knew you had it. When you made the turn l did not realize the engine had quit on you. Don't let the comments of the Don't Knows get you down. I'm not a gyrocopter expert but know some things about them. Any aircraft not properly maintained will let you down when you least expect it.
Silicone sealant does not tolerate fuel for extended times. I've had my own experience with silicone sealant continously in contact with gasoline liquid or vapour.
I'd like to send this letter to the Prussian Consulate in Siam by aeromail. Am I too late for the 4:30 auto-gyro?
Just look at this thing!
What did you think was gonna happen except for a crash?
The plane had issues, but there were poor judgment issues here. The pilot did not intend to take off but became airborne. Wow.
Yea, another Dan Gryder candidate makes the list.
I was not aware that pilots could conduct and write up their own air accident investigation, and then just send in their findings to be collaborated by the NTSB.
What a shame, I always liked the Farrington configuration…
Unfortunate 😞
Been watching many videos over the last few weeks about attempting "the impossible turn" after loss of power on takeoff. Looks like you fell victim to it as many others have. How lucky you are to have survived. You had absolutely zero chance of getting back to the runway; what were you thinking?
Well, if you knew anything at all regarding flying gyrocopters, you would understand that 'the impossible turn' does not apply to them at all.
Indeed, it's rather obvious you have no understanding at all of why the phrase originated or what it means.
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Single feed fuel system? Looks like RTV.
Dang he was lucky. Not only that he certainly didnt seem to be making enough power on the takeoff roll. When he first attempted to rotate. You could hear he pushed the throttle up a couple of times.
Yeah it looks like he wasted a lot of runway before he finally added full power and took off. Actually I was surprised at that late decision. My father, a WWII B-25 bomber pilot and lifelong aviator, had early on taught me the 2 most worthless things when taking off is the runway behind you and the altitude above you. I was also surprised at how nose high the gyro became just before the engine quit. He may have had to do that to clear the trees from the late takeoff. It does seem like he had plenty of power right up until the fan stopped spinning. I can tell you personally that when the engine abruptly quits on takeoff and all you hear is the sound of the rotor blades beating the air it's a moment you'll never forget.
The report says he didnt intend to get airborne.
@@ColinWatters The very first sentence of the report says "The pilot was taking the gyroplane on a short test flight".
I was intending on doing a crow hop... In other words, takeoff and level off a few feet into the air and land by the end of the runway. But by the time I got it in the air, I decided I would fly the pattern and then land. Normally I wouldn't have done this with a gyro powered by a rotax two stroke or a auto engine conversion, but I have a false sense of security in that this gyro was powered by a " reliable " lycoming aircraft engine so I went ahead with a attempt at a full circuit even with the takeoff using the bulk of the runway. @@ColinWatters
@@HiddenWindshieldYeah short hop not fly a circuit.. 1:48 report says "he was "attempting to 'crow hop' and did NOT intend to get airborne and fly in the traffic pattern. During one test the gyroplane became airborne...." Seems clear he didn't plan to fly a circuit.
Abort the attempt When obviously necessary. Unless you are a very good magician.😂
Hope you walked away ok. Could have been much worse. I wonder if running it for half an hour or so on the ground and revving it from time to time may have found out this problem?
I call BS on the silicon blockage.
Yep, a extended ground run at full power would have identified this issue for sure.
Why do you call BS on that? What reason do I possibly have to make that up? @@chipcity3016
The impact sounds like .22LR
Even to the untrained eye, you could see this coming.
No you couldn’t
The report says he didnt "intend to get airborne".
Pause the video at 1:48 and read that page. Right in the middle It says he was "attempting to 'crow hop' and did NOT intend to get airborne and fly in the traffic pattern. During one test the gyroplane became airborne." (My emphasis on the NOT).
Oh ho…..
I did my first solo from 28A in a Traumahawk….
Also soloed at 28A, mine was in a C150. Got my PPL ticket there. Instrument at CLT in a 172. There wasn't a golf course off of runway 4 back then. However, there were chicken houses on one side and a little pond on the other side. It wasn't unusual to have to go around if a cow got out and was on the runway. Hit a duck on take off one time. Felt a vibration and immediately returned. There was a single duck wing trapped between the right wheel and strut juncture. Looked around and there was a one winged duck swimming in the pond like nothing had happened. If all that sounds far-fetched this was in the 80s and a lot more stranger things happened at 28A. Good times, Cheers.
Kit built aircraft when directions are followed are superior to factory made aircraft.
How so?
As a Master computer pilot, I can assure you all you did in error is hold your tongue the wrong way..
Who thought this was a food idea?
I kept thinking he was going to taxi to the other end of the runway and turn around, but no.
There is a reason why you can't use orings from Walmart on any vehicle that can kill you.
Nice airport about 3 air miles from me.
If he was testing the aircraft he should have lifted off earlier to give himself some runway to land on if things weren't right.
He explains everything in his comment, GyroRon. It is the first comment.
That thing looks like a disaster waiting to happen
“Uh Oh” …
So he went for the impossible turn only to find out it doesn't work.
gyros don't stall or spin like airplanes, learn a little about gyros before you make ignorant comments
@@GyroRon Might be time to quit gyros whilst sill alive, that turn lacked skills
From the video seems like it could barely get off the ground.
No, he was bumpin up the throttle a little at a time, then decided to take it all the way off the ground.
You’ve got to be a speed reader to keep up with the video. Or pause the stream every 3.456 seconds.
yeah that was my bad, should be fixed in future vids.
Those things are death traps.
Absolutely nothing about that vehicle looks safe.
The video is obvious. There was only one problem. He had an engine outage. The rest is copacetic.
Experimental.
Useless contraption.
Runway behind you does you no good....
Another too low and slow turnback. WTF. Dont do that turn too low and slow. Have some self control.
Why anyone would fly one of those contraptions is a mystery to me. And that's an unsafe homebrewed "airport."
That airport has been there since the 1960's and we are lucky to have it.
I have no sympathy for people who participate in this sort of foolishness.
Lower the camera.
WTF Let's gently roll down the runway then at the very last minute just before the runway ends lets go full power and try to yank it over the trees.
I'm not sure about the engine power story I think he was fooked either way.
Painful to watch.
Did you notice the rotor blades slowly accelerating as he moved down the runway? He added full power when (and only when) the blades were ready to fly. Perfect procedure for a gyro.
whoops
Darwin was correct 😅
I’m no pilot but that takeoff if intentional was very drawn out
Maybe this is a failed Darwin Award submission.
Nothing like getting a U tube roasting for an expensive lesson - Don Hillberg says "Hi"
Hope you fix the owners machine without too much pain... Don't be like the English fellow Kenyen who scooted out of town after his driving a Hughes 300 into the ground like a thumb tack at the Utah fly in.
"Kenyon" perhaps old fruit ?
A "Limey" ?@@SunofYork
@@user-jq2rf4nf3o UK and US passports... I scatter bread crumbs to see if there are any xenophobes around... lol
If that is how this gyro performs , just give up, get a real one and take some serious flight training.
Folks, I know a little bit about the subject, and I can tell you that aviation is not dangerous. Much like the sea, it is simply VERY intolerant of any carelessness or neglect.
You couldn't get me in the contraption that man flew, sorry. If it wasn't built by a name brand manufacturer I'm not interested, and if you are serious about aviation the way I am, you will follow my advice-
Thank you for advice I will not follow. Very condescending Ignorant comment.
*"I know a little bit about the subject"*
It shows.
@@coriscotupi Is that your "professional" opinion-?
@@Flies2FLL No, it's my opinion from having read what you wrote. Safety does not come from (just) the manufacturer's brand's name, but from how an aircraft is operated and maintained. You can fly safely in home-built kitplane, and you can be in danger in a brand-name airplane flown by some crazy guy, or anything in between.
@@coriscotupi Aviation is as dangerous as you make it. Before each flight, me and the other person in the cockpit brief on the potential threats we may encounter during the impending flight. If you climb into a homebuilt vehicle like that you are simply adding to your threats to safety. Same pilot, same conditions, when you get into one of those versus a name brand certified aircraft you are increasing the potential for trouble. Period. And that is my professional opinion, by the way.
Have at it man-
And....i call BS on the self reported fuel blockage. This was a smoke screen to draw the focas away from the pilot's incompetence. The engine sounded fine. He left his climb too late and too steep, he chopped the power and tried the impossible turn back to the runway.
The decision making here was appalling and the take off roll a farce.
Sorry you feel that way. I am man enough to admit my shortcomings. To think I would fabricate a lie about silicone is Ludacris.
The initial hesitancy on rollout was textbook. When you're clear for takeoff it's full throttle 👍
Not in a gyro. You have to ease into the throttle and wait for the blades to catch up.
Full power from the beginning!
If you do that in a gyro, you'll get rotor flap.
@@wiplashsmile oh i did not know that
Perfect example of someone showing they have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
I have been flying gyroplanes since 2001 and have test flown well over 100 different machines, many times for their first flights. This is the first time I have had a incident in all these years. Mistakes were made for sure, but I do know what I am doing, your comments are offensive to say the least.
@@GyroRon Didn't look like it.
Do I have it right that a R/C airplane " Pilot " is critiquing my flying ability? @@bitemykrank1970
@@bitemykrank1970 Perfect example of someone showing they have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE looking at.
There is no God.
The comment from the actual pilot has just made me laugh, he states...
" The majority of comments are from people who have NO IDEA how to achieve flight in a gyroplane".
After watching the video, and taking into account what I have just witnessed, I would add...
Neither does the pilot.
Fair play though, he goes on to admit not one, but three monumental mistakes, wow, talk about digging a hole, and the third mistake, not checking the log book is a beauty. A bit like the chap who jumped from a plane with his camera pack on his back instead of his parachute.
The best is last though.
He says he was injured, but he could of died, "anyway it was a mistake on my part".
Yes, he could of died, but much worse he could of killed other people due to his incompetence.
Eleven paragraphs of, Me, Me, Me, and not one apology for acting like a tool.
Didn't he have like 10 minutes to abort the takeoff? Seriously.
This is why i prefer to stay on the ground, until you realise you are on a big rock floating in space with nothing keeping it up. 🫣