Sport Copter gyrocopters low level flying

[tpqueti]

If you could fly this thing upside down it would be a very effective lawn mower...

Thanks for sharing!

[SteveLLW]

Does the FAA allow autogyro take offs and landings out of private backyards and big fields, or do have to fly in and out of airports and walk to your destination, or call a taxi from there?

[tchick]

@SteveLLW All applicable FAA laws must be followed. If you live out in a rural area and have a field big enough you should be able to take off and land from there as long as there isn't any local laws preventing it. These small single place gyros are mainly used for recreational flying. A few pilots make x-country trips in them but the majority of pilots just go out and tear up the sky for an hour or so.

[UTubeGlennAR]

We ALL must remember that even thou flying like this is Tons O Fun, Gravity Will Always Rule is just one little thing goes wrong........

It happened to me, my last flight was vary similar to this one but I wWAS LUCKY, I am here to talk about it..............

[mistertween]

Do you need any license to fly it??

[UTubeGlennAR]

@mistertween Perhaps the best way to look at "needing a license" is that it is a CHEAP insurance policy on your future.

Not that having a license is a guarantee, it just betters your odds that you will one day die of old age n not of "Pilot Stupidity" or PKIA (Pilot Know It ALLness)........

[highgear88]

Neat video , thanks for posting its been on my bucket list for a very long time.

I hope to get in on the fun in a couple of years.

[TheGrasslander]

What is the RPM these engines are turning?

[tchick]

@TheGrasslander The engines on the gyros in this video are Rotax 2-stroke and the RPM's get up around 6000 at full throttle.

[Mr6kitty]

XD crazy spin at :51-:58

[TheDreamMechanic]

Friggin' awesome.

[twistedyogert]

wow I wish i had one

[twistedyogert]

i cant ven fly an rc

[bmakhale]

That was amazing!! My dream is to be one of those pilots...

[warnichtmehrfrei]

Impressive! Great work of both off you on the sticks!

[LionsHeartStudios]

How fast was this going? 

[LionsHeartStudios]

I want one.

[villian121]

wow, i am getting one of these before i die.

[dltodd1966]

I don't care what anyone says. I'm an adrenaline junkie ant that looks like a rush! You only live once, and some people never really live. Follow your passion, live your dream and do what you like. If you're too scared, stay home, on your couch and watch TV...and I guarantee that you'll still die someday.

[vespapreta]

massa

[GadsdenWaver]

ah wunt wun  =]

[drKEV806]

Great vid! keep up the fun, and don't let pussys like @mbzfolife keep everyone elses fun down!

[BarefootBASE]

And i thought motorcross riding with your mates was fun .

[mbzfolife]

These are the type of knuckle heads that end up dieing because of stupidity in time they get confident then think they can take on anything in an experimental airframe that require no licence to fly. An average person off the street could learn how to fly one of these in a day easily. This video is a great example of the idiots you see flying gyros in todays world

[tchick]

Ignorant people like you shouldn't comment on things you know nothing about. The pilot in this video is a professional pilot who performs in airshows. The aircraft are built using aircraft materials and a pilot's license is required to fly them. Flying lessons are needed as they are with any other type of aircraft. Please go back to playing your video games and leave the flying to someone else.

[eraser0815]

@tchick you are so right

@mbzfolife what are you talking about

1: you need a license you can fly like this guys with in a day,...

[etimsam]

You mean you can get a liscence that quick? I really love flying, but at the moment, I am kinda into electromagnetic propulsion. But it is good to know how long it would take to get a flight liscence in order to fly anything in the air

[etimsam]

tchick and eraser0815, you're both right. That was a bombshell, tchick, but I do understand. Don't mean to hurt your felling, mbzfolite. You're probably like me. I know nothing about gyrocopters, but I love them with passion, and I have nothin but high respect for those who can fly in them. I might be kinda, on the scared side to fly in one. So, do you need a flight liscence to fly anything in the air, tchick and eraser0815?

[Blacke30]

@tchick awesome! 

[tomasrabb]

@mbzfolife

how is he an idiot? this is fk awesome!

[shitNameAlert]

@mbzfolife hahaha, you're a retard

[freefallnut]

@mbzfolife Your comment is a great example of the idiots you see passing comment on subjects they know nothing about in today's world....... Muppet!

[sparkysmini]

what is the max altitude :D i want to jump out of one. :D

[wooden5c]

Does the autogyro do a roll at 56 seconds into the video??? Is that what I saw???

[tchick]

It's a loop. Jim does loops and rolls at Air Shows.

[SludgeSlinger]

beautiful flying. Im on the fence between an autogyro and a flexwing trike. This video certainly sways me in the auto gyro direction.

[tchick]

Go get a demo flight in a gyro and you'll never consider the trike.

[SSzabi]

low level flight is a good fun, I do the same with my powered paraglider. And my nightmare is that I am hit by an autogyro...

[blastforyou]

On aerobatics or "flipping" in the lexicon of one commentator a heli or gyro; it depends on the positive and negative loading that the rotor mechanism is designed for, some rotary craft are designed with this in mind.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

low level ops and loops..

is this dude still alive?

[tchick]

Yes. He performs loops and rolls in Air Shows.

[221b]

At 0:54 was that just an odd camera angle or was the gyro flying upside down for a second there? I thought that was impossible in a rotary-wing craft.

[tchick]

No trick photography. Jim V does loops and rolls at airshows in his gyro.

[florianne23]

That's incredible.

[szarak81]

Fantastic ! :)

[blackUP2424]

would be fun to play paintball with one of those :)

[Clearly69]

If I had a gyrocopter this nice, I would be on a cross-country flight at 10,000 ft. for 5 days with a good sack of hooch.

[tchick]

Low level flying is better.

[brunosaboia]

Wow, incredible machines. Do you have any info about speed and cost / km? I mean, how much liters of fuel per KM. Thanks.

[tchick]

A rotax 582 will burn about 5 gallons of fuel per hour. Most single seat gyros carry enough fuel to fly for 1 - 1.5 hours.

[blastforyou]

The take off at 1:05 has to be with the aid of a pre rotator(which are not that expensive an option, and can use many drive options). These are truly outstanding machines and although i have flown in one i have never owned one, my flying has mostly been expermental/ultralight catogory ac. thanks for posting one of the best flying vids ever.

[tchick]

Almost all gyros now use a prerotator to shorten the takeoff roll.

[livefastdierrhea]

Now that is living right there! So 7,000 u say for a good used one then, have any website links or anything to find out more of purchasing one?

[tchick]

Visit the websites listed up in the video description. The rotary forum is the best source for information.

[teamwinstonismad]

Those have to be the coolest machines on earth.

[ninemikemike]

how far can you fly in one of those?

[tchick]

Depends on the size of the fuel tank. Gyros like these usually hold enough fuel for 1.5 - 2 hours of flying.

[adam3176]

Where are you from. and how much can i pick one up for. You gave me the BUG and Now im gona get one.

[tchick]

I live in FL. The gyros in this video are in Oregon. A good used single seat gyro will cost aprox $7,000 +. Brand new they're double that.

[adam3176]

you guys really using a 13b in that thing? or 12a? rotary? or no

[tchick]

Rotax 582 on the gyro with the enclosure. The open frame gyro has either a Rotax 503 or 582.

[TheVladinator16]

Woah....did I just see a loop at 0:53? Isn't that damn near suicidal in a gyro?

[tchick]

Jim Vanek (the pilot in this video) is the only person doing loops in a gyro. He performs them at airshows all the time. It's still suicidal.

[gamr4life]

Suicidal . . .for an inexperienced pilot certainly. You've got to admire people like this with the guts and skill to push the envelope with their machines. I've seen videos of gyro pilots doing loops before--can't remember who, but I know it's been done.

[JTAY800]

ive been waiting for so long for somthing like this been following these and small heli's for few years, just cant wait till i have enough clink to own one great video nice 180's and backflip

[gyrobriro]

I live in the SF bay area and would like to know where in my area are they flying gyros and possibly take a lesson

[jimquinndallas]

Yikes! That 180 turn inside the trees is scary, much like trying to turn in a canyon. SportCopter II's would be great for search and rescue work....

[pilotman329]

Nice video, dude!!!

[JamesPrine]

This was a wonderful ride; thoroughly enjoyed this outstanding video.  Thanks so much for sharing it, and happy landings!

James, PP-ASEL.

[MattJhsn]

That is crazy dude! I wouldn't want to be with him the first time he tried that 180 in the trees!