Best part: sticking your arms straight out like wings (which you can do because of the open cockpit.)
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From zero forward airspeed you can turn 180° on a dime and start 40mph in the other direction, flying as though like a dragonfly.
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Gyros are real interesting aircraft (“weird” is accurate since aerodynamics are generally unintuitive to humans). Glad to see
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whoah cool. do you have a rotorcraft license? how does it compare to fixed wing?
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I was taking an intro lesson. No whirly license yet but gyro is a PPL addon!
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The controls are familiar to an airplane, throttle & rudder — only cyclic instead of aileron/elevator
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So glad that you gave it a try!
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Thanks for the inspiration in the first place!
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an eternal golden circle
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That's the thing, you are *always* already autorotating a gyrocopter - the difference between a gyro and a heli is no motor on the rotor.
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was it as cool as it looks?
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So cool. Sign me up for a spot in the passenger seat.
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dude jealous!
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