Hi all, I have a question regarding gyro handling characteristics.

I've noticed that when performing sharp banking turns, my gyro will turn much tighter when turning into the direction of the rotation of the rotors (ex. a left turn on a rotor turning CCW). When performing a right turn on a CCW rotor, I can't seem to turn nearly as tightly, even when applying full up elevator. Additionally, the gyro seems to want to fall out of the turn when turning hard to the right.

The gyro in question is a pretty standard tractor gyro I designed myself. 3 bladed rotor with a delta offset flapping hinge rotor hub. Aileron and elevator controls are both on the rotor head. Powered by a Saito 40.

I've got about 8 hours of flight time in a real gyro (Aircommand tandem) and have noticed the same phenomenon, but to a much lesser degree. Turns into the direction of the rotor's rotation require little or no back cyclic (sometimes even some down cyclic), and turns against the rotor's rotation require a good bit of back cyclic.

Can anyone explain what causes this, and specifically what can be done to lessen this behaviour?

Thanks