Gyroplane Engine Out Landings- Explained

Paul Salmon, CFII reviews the factors that come into play when you lose the engine in a Gyroplane. There is a significant difference between just throttling back to idle VS. shutting it down or having it quit completely.

[@larsthorwald3338]

So cool! I'm not a pilot, but I like reading about gyroplanes and seeing them fly, and I really wish I was in that back seat! ...looks so fun. Thanks.

[@durakrete]

Great job Paul!

[@lorendjones]

Great video. Amazing flying machines. Hope to be flying them soon!

[@g99allen99s]

thank you for the autorotation demo.

[@michaelroby6538]

Never flown in a gyro. Got my private fixed wing in the 80’s in Western Kentucky. They flew a lot of gyros over at Fairington Airfield near Paducah. It’s been closed some times now, but they had a busy field for some time.

[@fronknstine]

Your gyro videos are informative and illustrative for me. Thank you for producing them. Camera angles that couple with the aircraft's shadow as a height reference tie in nicely together.
It's probably asking a bit much, but an additional (split-screen or inset?) diagonal view, looking ahead over your shoulder (the better to see cyclic and throttle movement in relation to aircraft nose pitch attitude in the flare to touchdown) would complete the illustration and enhance the tuition value for me. Even without that, your videos are a great help, so I'm in no way complaining - how on Earth could I?
The sound quality of your intercom and radio audio is also clear and well-balanced between the two. Is it possible for you to outline the equipment you use, please?

[@cbfsoar15]

nice flying

[@brittbookout5160]

Fun stuff

[@crawford323]

The nose gear will indicate rudder deflection only if the rudder peddles are tied to or semi connected to the nose gear. In a fully castering nose gear where there is no connection between the rudder peddles. A good example of Gyroplane design which has a castering nose gear would be the Vancraft Sport Copter. Nevertheless what you teach is golden and my example is the exception.

[@capecopters]

Thanks, stay tuned for more to come!!

[@barthutchison4207]

Hmm, I've always felt like a windmilling prop produces more drag than a stationary one. That's a warp drive prop on a Dominator so maybe that plays a part in it.

[@g99allen99s]

A wind milling prop, to me, is more drag than a stationary prop. On my own opinion from landing low power side slipping taildraggers, One can hear the wind shift on a prop when wind milling on final, the air starts flowing in the opposite direction of thrust (actually braking though at minimum) when the engine brought to idle and the airspeed is up a bit.

[@PersonalWings]

5:50 Impact of Engine Shutdown on Flight

[@cameronsmith9915]

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