Scotth

Got to the field, the fog had set in. Just keep it close.....

htt p://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g250/scotth1972/?action=view&current=GT17intheFog.flv

Scotth

Comments would be great....

ottogiro58

Your gyroplane looks really cool, fog or no fog !!! The prerotator works well, and it seems to be a very nice flying machine. How slow can it be flown ?? Thanx for posting the video. Charlie Anderson

Scotth

Pretty slow. The horizontal stab makes it hard to do high alpha flight. The elevator control gets real mushy. With my other model, without a horizontal stab, I can hover it with the slightest breeze. Just point the nose up, and it slows to a crawl.
Scott

ottogiro58

Hi Scott, Sounds pretty good. Gyros are a blast to fly. I have flown twin rotor gyros for nearly 20 years. My model will fly @ 3 to 5 MPH in no-wind conditions, with the nose at 45 degrees or more. Steering becomes sensitive at the acute angle. It can also flat-spin. I like making nearly vertical approaches, with lots of back stick and throttle. I am looking forward to building a single rotor machine sometime soon. They are much more realistic. Simpler to build, too !! Thanx for the info. Charlie Anderson

Scotth

Thanks. I would have you check out Mickey Nowell's designs. Single rotor, direct head control. The difference, he uses a a fixed pitch heli head to control the gyro. The flybar maintains stability, and steers the model. Works great! No load on the servos, and can be controlled at all airspeeds. I would suggest a tractor for a 1st model, the pusher is "James Bond", but a tractor is much easier to fly.

shakeelsid

Here is another foggy flight

this was a test flight for this plane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIHjHhl6hk0