RE: Prerotator devices
Hello Mark,
I can't agree with you more. A good spin of the rotor and taxi into the wind is all that is needed to get airborn. We could sit around and dream up some method to prespin our rotors so that we could be like Mickey but it is simply not needed or required with the AeroBalsa blades in use today, I've never had any trouble getting off the ground. If we wanted a helicopter we could go out and get one at any hobby store. Since these are autogyros and are more fun than any helicopter and fly much better, why should we try to be like a helicopter. I've watched many, many helicopters at model flying fields and for the most part unless the pilot is a real pro all they do is hover, hover, hover then wind up in a ball of twisted parts that are very expensive to replace.
The PT series you and John provide all lift off the ground with very little roll so don't mess around by adding more weight by trying to be like Mickey.
See you in September,
Joel