I am thinking about maybe getting into autogyros.
Nobody at my field flies them and I was wondering how hard they are to fly. they look pretty complicated to me.
Thanks

I am just an ordinary flier, cannot do any clever stunt flying etc. I have flown two autogyros, having never seen one in flight before. My opinion is that any reasonably competent flier can handle an autogyro - if they are no harder to pilot than mine are! However be careful not to let it get too far away, with no wings to give orientation it is harder to keep in view. If the motor cuts just try to keep nose into wind and leave it to land by itself.
Colin Duthie

Highflyer,
Colin tells it well, can add a bit.
A Well designed Giro will "fly right off the board" but even it will be a
handfull if it is not carefully preflighted. That is most importent.
Actual piloting ability would rate with sport type airplanes. responce
would be similiar.
The one shortcoming of Gyro flight is disorintation, at any distance their
attitude can be difficult to decern.
The solution to that is simple> fly the Gyro in circles around you the pilot,
very much ala control line if the C/L had long lines?
When flown thus the pilot always sees the side of the fuselage and that
tells him the attitude.
Any accomplished R/Cer should have no quams about joining the
rapidly growing Gyro fraternity! Ya'll come and do it!!
How's zat?

Hal deBolt

Thanks for the replies -it sounds encouraging!