Hi Robobart,

Welcome to the autogyro community.

I had a 2D and I would not consider it a good first gyro. Here are a couple of things that you can do to improve your odds of getting it flying. The rotor blades like to chop the tail off, even with the best gyro pilots and until you have a lot of experience with a gyro, ROG with this bird is difficult. I suggest hand launching and make sure it's headed straight into the wind. It's best in 5 to 7 mph wind and you will feel a good pull from the blades when it reaches autorotation. The 2D likes to tip over during ROG because of the large side profile and high stance. Also, get or make a set of SG6042 profile rotor blades to replace the ones that come with gyro. The SG6042 are much more efficient and they can be a couple of inches shorter and still provide plenty of lift also reducing the chance of chopping the tail off.

Good luck,

Phil