Brilliant work mate, it was an absolute joy working with you. Still don’t know how you manage to digest all the information that was thrown at us and make it sound so easy… respect! Thanks for the shoutout ❤️
@@PetrolPed Nice video but it would've been nice to SEE the actual procedure of unfolding the blades etc... You don't have to fly it but you can show that......me thinks... ;-)
Do we really want everyone to have a drive a flying car?! Hell no ! Just look at traffic helicopter shots of freeways. Where will the congestion be? Who will direct traffic. Where does one go if a fc breaks down? Down! How will traffic lanes be established and controlled? Emergency vehicles? Compete fantasy.
@@DiscohitWho is, "we" you're talking about? The only thing prohibiting people from flying conventional aircraft since their inception, has primarily been cost. Over the past 30'ish years, licensing has become an ever-growing barrier as well. "We" won't see any low-altitude traffic jams any time soon, however, most of your other concerns have already been solved by technology and the rest can be as well.
Very interesting video! As a former autopilot engineer, I have followed flying cars for decades. This is a really viable combination that looks promising. I am not a pilot, but have done takeoffs and landings in a Cessna 172, and have flown hundreds of hours in small fixed-wing and rotary aircraft as part of a test crew for developing the autopilot. Flying is an expensive hobby, but offers many unique experiences!
Thanks mate... a great opportunity to see how the progress has developed from the Carver gyro base bike metamorphozing into a trike cum flying car in the near future. I esp. was keen to witness yr reaction 2bh from a perspective that reminisce my personal experience when I was a 6-yr old co-pilot to my Dad in his Chipmunk 2-seat sport plane that we flew on many occasions and flew past from Singapore into the border boundaries of an outlying rural town called Kluang in the Province of Johore in Malaysia, back in the late mid 50s. I lerv flying too as my Dad lets me sink into his rear cockpit, strapped and headed out doing some incredible stunts to show me his skills as well as often visiting his EXpat business friends in the midst of a jungle airstrip where many British & Aussie pilots (military & commercial) hang about for an afternoon break by their makeshift hangars. I was just a toddler then. My Dad had two planes to himself, the other is a 5-seater Cessna where he pilots my mum, me and sibling bro and one of another sis, to fly out & join the party crowd for a BBQ weekend with Expats in a Malaysian jungle. I enjoyed yr test review too on the KIA Sportage Hybrid.... I bought the NQ5 Sportage AWD PHEV. Cheersch & greetz from Holland mate.🍺🍺😎🇳🇱
Did I miss something or did you never drive the car and never fly the car? All "flying cars" seem to be like this going back to the Moller Sky Car (which I'm sure will be ready to go any day now).
@@terracottaneemtree6697 Hmmm … could it be because he says, “I don’t actually drive it?” Puzzle … maybe couldn’t drive it on the road, but what about the parking lot, or on a track? Same thing for flying it? They fly an auto gyro, not the car thing. So, what is trolling in the comments?
Five minutes in, this is easily the best flying car video I have watched. So many videos try to use glitz and glamour to "sell you" on why their flying car is the best/first/farthest along. This guy is actually explaining what regulations factor in to getting one of these cars approved by the authorities, which is probably the single biggest barrier to why we haven't seen them mass produced yet. 🚁
As a long time subscriber who is also a licensed pilot I loved how you explained everything like you've been doing it for years - accurate, clear information with a minimum of aviation jargon, a good introduction for any of your subscribers who are new to aviation. Excellent video Pete!
@@PetrolPed That explains a lot! I had not linked you with aviation but your training and communication skills are shown to wonderful effect…you make us feel like we could arrive, drive and fly it…a tad unlikely 🤪 but that is a special talent to give pupils/followers that feeling! Now…could they fly it into Goodwood??….a job for Tracey to work on!!!😀😀😀😀😎😎😎
I started with helicopters at 18, but fell in love with auto gyros recreationally at around 27ish. I picked one up for $25K, and it was in great shape; it needed nothing, to take fight. They still give me a thrill in my 40's! When I watched this video, I didn't see a guy falling for a "flying car", I see a guy head over heels for an auto-gyro, and I completely understand. You don't know how many commercial pilots I've met who own and fly auto gyros as well. There's something about (low and slow) flying that's exciting. I prefer "river carving" myself.
You got up in the air for 25grand? Wow that gives me hope I may get my wish one day, to be able to afford something that can get me in the sky. Iv dreamed about it for far too long but it always seems unreachable.. I hope I can find a lucky find like yours, safe and happy flyin my friend..👍🏼 🍀
Yes, low and slow is the cat's meow. Private pilot here that got to fly the Quicksilver Ultralight back in the 80's. Way funner than regular light aircraft. During a training episode in the Borrego desert east of San Diego I was held totally stationary by rising air off the approach end of the dirt runway. Finally had to dive steeply to get below the powerful lifting forces. Won't ever forget that. YeeHaw!!!
It looks very cool. The current version is clearly a better vehicle than the orginal. You can really tell alot of time was put into both engineering and styling. It's a real test of form and functional.
Indeed a great video! Our Dutch neighbours are producing a nice product, although the price might be a bit high. Look forward to see one on the road/in the air.
Another once in a lifetime money can't buy experience except in this instance money can buy it. It reminded me of the day I got a trip in the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter off the cost of Scotland as a practice casualty that instead of stepping off the aircraft at the end I was roped out at 100 ft to keep the winch-man up to speed for a real life rescue. All during the flight we were on comms and invited into the cockpit for a view out front for part of the flight. That must have been similar to my experience. The views are different class in the air.
This is the first video about gyrocopters that I liked. I’m an aviation geek since I left my diapers. Before I thought these were killing machines. I hope you guys get all your certifications. Good luck, it looks nice!
@@jjhites9855 They used to not come with horizontal stabilizers and it was very easy to do a power over and lose lift. If you pull up fast on takeoff like a normal plane you can smash the rotor into the tail as well on many models. If you fly these in a conservative manner they're safer than single engine airplanes. Of course, it's really fun to fly these like a maniac so people do that quite a bit. The important thing is to keep the rotor loaded.
First time watching your channel. You did a great job explaining things at a level that was accessible to the neophyte yet not dragging to those who are familiar with the subject. Great communication skills.
I met one of the founders back in 2009. We both shared rented rooms at a house during the EAA Oshkosh convention. It's great to see how far they have progressed. Congratulations!
Such a nice video ! Con-gra-tu-la-tions ! In less than 30 minutes, I'm now an expert (hum 🤔) in cars, planes, helicopters, PAL-V, etc. Etc. You are a fantastic teacher ! Thank you !
Great video. I look forward to seeing Peter actually drive and fly the PAL-V. Nice to see optimistic and positive videos like this with all the doom and gloom around.
Hi Ped WOW, that was certainly different and fascinating. 👏👏 I have to admit I was sceptical before viewing, but won over. The engineering & design skills that have gone into this project amazing. Hope we will see some more, please.😉
Great video. Can't wait to see the PALV flying. Although the magni is pretty cool too. For anyone wanting to fly one of these marvellous machines in Northern UK search North West Gyro - We'll be happy to take you flying.
Gyrocopters are under appreciated & amazing! Brings back memories learning to fly them in my 20’s back in the 90s. Great story, looking forward to seeing these in the air & on the street.
AirComand ( experimental , no license required) Y2K 4 hrs. flight training in a two seater Flat level flight 70 mph 5 gal./ hr. Flying like a Banchy $6 k Greencasle Indiana
Very well made and very well presented. Some parts made me think of 1st gen Top Gear. 1 sad thing: I really would have loved to see the Pal-V in full action, start-up, unfolding,... I am following their evolution since their first steps in car/aviation history. History is what they are making.
Beautiful videography and narration/explanations!!! Thank you and very much looking forward to hearing and seeing more about this project! For how long have we all been dreaming about this...a fully certified, ready to go, production flying-car!?
Hello From Canada!!! That was a blast to see how flight stable and how responsive the gyro plane was. In the past I have flown single engine aircraft and the gyros freaked me out. I had always thought they looked like they were just hanging out in the sky waiting to fall out, but your flight looked like it was rock solid, plus you have a built in parachute type decent if the engine does crap out. I am new to your channel so I have lots of past episodes to check out and I can't wait to see what you will do next.
Wow, just unbelievable. Look what happens when people use their intelligence for positive innovation. No joke, the sky's the limit. Thanks as you say, mate.
Truly a terrific video Pete ...and I rarely admit that ;) You have to love an *autogyro*, nailing one to a Carver is genius (with thanks to Juan de la Cierva)
This is a great example of what makes you such a great content creator and presenter, some quite technical and complex subjects made into a straight forward and fun video🤜. Hope it gets the views it deserves but it’s in the hands of the very strange TH-cam gods
First time I saw a gyro was on that Mad Max movie back in the 80s. The gyro's of today are so much more developed. My dad had a friend that owned and flew one but man it looked crazy unsafe to me as a 14 year old kid with open cockpit etc. Rather unbelieveable what these machines can do. Thanks for the video.
I saw one in a James Bond film - little Nellie. Then years later saw what looked like the actual thing for real next to an old industrial building, not too far from where I lived at the time, just exposed to all weathers. Shame potential not caught on.
Hello from Phoenix Arizona. I’m a private pilot and I really enjoyed your video. Makes me wanna by 10 acres of land paid out a little runway and get one of those things to enjoy flying around just to fly.
What a fantastic piece of engineering and design… fascinating to see and I for one would love to see you in one of these when they are commercially available and see the full road/air test drive/fly 👍
That looks awesome. First flying car? Not by a long shot. First actually practical flying car? This could be it. Like the first prototype in the background, most flying cars either look like cars with wings or a rotor bolted on, or they are unwieldy (and noisy) quadcopter monstrosities that only manage to prove the old R/C modelers' adage that anything will fly if you strap a big enough motor to it. What impresses me about this car is the small footprint, the way the rotor, tail and undercarriage fold in, resulting something that's actually car sized. This can easily go in your garage. And the specs are pretty good for a light aircraft.
Geweldige video. Als NL-er ben ik wel weer trots. Zelf wilde ik 50 jaar geleden met een 75 pk Porsche motor een gyro maken. Het grote probleem was toen om aan goede rotors te komen...
Example why old laws need to be reviewed. I was fortunate enough to pop in on the way home to the UK from Assen after the MotoGP weekend, couldn't sit in it but got to see it. I'd like to thank them for opening the doors to us. Been interested in the gyros for years, ever since seeing Little Nelly in 007. Very informative video and I can tell you've done the research.
Great video and great ATV (Air Terra Vehicle) as a private pilot here in the USA as well as being in the composites and metal fabrication business. I have somewhat followed the flying cars as they have always intrigued me, I think its great that technology in aviation construction, power, and electronics have progressed and come together from the point of the 1960's Aero-Car to what the guys at Pal-V have created... it's great that the inventors have stayed together pushed forward through all the trials and tears I'm sure there have been a few for over 10 years to accomplish what they have. I wish them them best and can't wait to maybe get the chance to fly or I mean drive one of these ATV's.. and also see what the future holds! Just curious as well, what type of license is required to operate one a pilot and drivers license?
Unbelievable. I’d come across the Pal-V a few times but only in passing. As a PPL and car nut, this video was like Christmas and a Birthday. Great job, Ped. 😊 Those engineers are urgently needed at BMW. How they manage to engineer a car with two engines and a 100l fuel tank that can also FLY… but weighs a third as much as BMWs smallest coupe is a lesson they could share with Munich. Perhaps they could also offer some styling advice. So the PAL-V is €499,000. Presumably not including taxes. So well over £500,000. As an aircraft, its performance is respectable enough…250-300 mile range, 80knot cruise. As a car, 100 mph top speed, 0-60 in 9 seconds ish. It looks amazing and what a toy. If you have ALL the other toys, it’s a must-have. But to anyone having to spread a relatively limited amount of money across a few toys, it’s punchy. Very punchy. I hope they do well nonetheless - I can see where the money has gone. It’s just too much for me when for the same money I could have a new Caterham, a new BAC Mono, a lightly used BMW 750i, a used 991.2 Cab and change for a used Schweitzer 300CBi. Which is my current list - I’m halfway through it. Pal-V will just have to wait. 😊
@@PetrolPed Ah. Interesting. That’s a bit more like it, though I’m guessing an options list will appear which will make 300k as theoretically possible as time travel. Still, though, what a thing. Worth it, really.
Very cool video I would have liked to see what Rotax engine they will be running, they use them in powered paragliders so they are well documented engines that are type certified. My question is will there be a new window at the dmv to renew your car class C and a new class of license maybe call it a aviation car class ( ac class ) or you have to go to the Faa to renew your drivers license. Will it be as stringent on these new class of drivers as they are on commercial licences for drivers of large trucks etc.. I know they are harder on commercial truckers than they are on commercial pilots? How much more insurance will we be required to own and operate a flying car? Do they have a maximum ceiling limit like other no cabin pressured aircraft have??
Absolutely ace video Pete, thoroughly enjoyed that. Always had a real interest in flying, and as my interest in cars has waned in recent years I haven’t seen much of your recent content. More flying please Mr Greaves! 😄
This was very interesting to watch! It seems from the footage that the "CAR" is a little squirrely, vibrates a lot and generally less stable in the air than a regular aircraft (The 4 seat Piper or Cessna).
Awesome video Ped and what an experience. The technical comparison explanations between the plane, Heli and Gyro were perfectly positioned and really helpful whilst adding to the enjoyment of your experience. Another great one, thank you!
That may seriously change the way some will travel but it is not for everyone :) It still might a bit of a niche. Imagine, how many 'regular' drivers have a need and desire to fly? Not mentioning having both driving and PPL licences, where the second being much more difficult and costly to acquire. And how many drivers ever check anything around their cars? Some even forget to check if they have any fuel. I guess, this will be most appealing to current pilots, for the next few years?, maybe for commuting or pure fun after work? 😁 A new big boys toys. I want one!
Amazing video and engineering... We really are coming into the Star Trak age! The flying car is here and a reality! Great explanations and insight into the thinking, design and technology behind this Ped and crazy to think it's nearly 20 years in the making! Can't wait to see these going around in the near future! Ideas are endless... 🙏
@@fgb3126 very true... 15 20 and 40 minute cities are being forced upon us. Keep living life the way we do is being restricted and becoming very much more expensive if you decided not to follow the new 'norm'. Our choices are already being dictated by those in positions of power. Hold onto the 'now' while we still can 👌😎
Wonderful video as always PP, I so enjoyed it. But what really stood out to me was the sheer quality of the filming, it was so very professional and one of the best anywhere on TH-cam. Can't wait for more of this content to come. Thank you PP. 👍😁👍
Three of my favourite things, cars, flying and Petrol Ped, all in the same video! My cup runneth over, Thank you Sir for this content, wonderful as ever, with a twist!!
When I first saw the PAL-V those years ago, my first thought was " this is now a flying car is going to be built" without wings but with helicopter blades that can act as a spinning gyro in the event of drive failure. You do not need parachutes really. Great to see these coming to market soon.
Assuming the rotor blades and their controls never fail or malfunction a parachute is not needed. Weight penalty of a parachute is minimal and the cost is not significant. It's like paying for life insurance that saves your life instead of paying cash for your death.
Absolutely fantastic Peter, excellent quality and content. Really enjoyed this and seeing such a technical marvel. It’s a great feeling being up in the air in such a small aircraft. Well done 😉👌🏻👍🏻
I wonder if the two crazy Dutch guys mentioned worked on the carver one. I was lucky enough to own a carver one once and still feel it is the most amazing fun car to drive. Wish they had gone into production on large scale. Much more affordable and usable than a car/plane invention. Still I wish them good luck and good sales.
Been flying Autogyro for the last 8yrs now, the best thing since sliced bread...transitioning with a PPL(H) to Gyro was relatively simple...my first was an MTO sports open cockpit to now an AutoGyro Cavalon similar to the Magni but a little bit bigger...and the best thing running costs are a fraction of a Helo, but looking at the big grin on your face, it would seem you've been bitten by the bug...how you going to get that past Mrs Petroped..😂😂
I LOVE the idea of all this future technology but can you imagine any sort of system where all of the 36 million vehicles in the UK could take to the air at any given instance?? TH-cam would probably love it but the rest of us, maybe not so much?? 😀
OMG..! That looks sooo cool. I bet it felt weird with it being car based one minute and then up in the flying the next. Liked and Shared with a very good friend who will also love this. 😁👍
Since the early 1940s, every twenty-five years a handy businessman arrives with an almost fully developed flying car, but he still needs some financiers to get his flying car operational. Once the finances are in, the company will disappear into oblivion within a few years
This idea of a flying car has been on the wish list for a long time but you've done a good job of identifying the difficulties, the big hurdle is needing a pilot's license. Getting one of these takes a while and quite a bit of money and that is for a 'private' pilot certificate, if you want to fly on rainy days you are going to need an instrument rating, more time and expense, and lastly since this plane has two engines, you'll need a multiple engine rating, more yet. Insurance for an aircraft is about that for a car but low hours pilots pay much higher rates and the insurer might require you to have an instructor pilot along for a period of hours at the beginning. The aircraft will need to be approved for instrument flight if you intend to fly on those rainy days and that will require an expensive instrument suite to meet the standard. This is a relatively low powered rotary wing aircraft so it won't set any great speed records and on a decent motorway it will probably go further in a given amount of time than by flying, remember too that at each end of the trip you need to deal with the departure/destination to airport trip. The men in blue frown on taking off and landing on a highway.
The first fixed wing roadable aircraft to fly was built by Waldo Waterman. Waterman was associated with Curtiss while Curtiss was pioneering amphibious aircraft at North Island on San Diego Bay in the 1910s. On 21 March 1937, Waterman's Arrowbile first took to the air. So how could PAL-V be first?
@@PetrolPed should be more models but as you pointed to cluttered rules ( plastics at one time were a bad idea for a car windshield/"glass" and that ment at the time it was a légitiment concern engineering/safety wise but in 2023 the plastic/composit is now actually safer the glass/silicon dioxide windows, listing could go on but you can see mu points ) and enforcement regulatiors/people see flying car's and amphibious car's as death traps ( so in some cases the engineering is sound but people filibuster/eggsotsion the flying car owners to give up trying to get tags & ect ) but i don't see it that way, hec i still think the pinto's wing/program ( and yes for now as the engineering hasn't been done it means that aerobic activity are a no-go and is under 222 mph in the air speed aka not the fastest GA/average-guy aircraft you can operate/buy but in someways is more practical ) and the boat got shafted and can work as i like both of them and mixed all 3 into one car 👍and i don't even like the ford's or the body's shape as i call it a frumpy looking car and that's before mod's/road-freeway going only model
the 1940~ car is sound but weird as a car to some 👍 , for me iv wanted a flying ( and + hydrofoil boat mode ) dodge charger/super bird with a convertible/removable top in car mode
I bet you got the fever now!! The autos on gyros are so easy compared to helos because of the flare before landing, it's called ground effect, it's where the air the blades pushing down from the rotors have no resistance whilst in flight all the way to about 50 feet above the ground then air hits the ground and circulates back up into the rotors causing a complete different handling of the ship.
Great video. As a pilot and car enthusiast this is interesting to watch.. I still think we are a long long way off anything like this becoming mainstream
Well.... I don't know about that. Here in the Netherlands I saw advertisement passing by 2 years ago to get your driving/flying permit. I don't know exactly if there is a waitinglist for it. But all looks like it going to go on air real soon. I wish I had some extra money for this future gadget. (I think I'll buy an extra lottery-ticket) ;))
Get ready….eVTOLs will lead the way. Commuting to work. Aerial taxis. The future is here. The sad part, as addressed in the video, is the bureaucracy of certification. Safety is paramount, but the red tape, and inability to accept new technology by regulators needs to change.
Your flying car is a $600K gyro copter that requires both a driver's license as well as pilots license and requires a airport to fly and looks poorly suited with dual engine maintenance requirements.
So informative clear and enjoyable to watch. With so detailed info this video making it easy to watch for people like me who know nothing about power, speed and mechanical.
New Subscriber!! Excellent presenter - clear and methodical and logical explanations. Well done, and I look forward to more in the future. Dank U Wel, as they say....
SURE THE CAR SLASH GYRO IS COOL BUT YOU NEED A PRIVATE LICENSE WITH A HELO COMBO SOMEWHAT COSTLY THEN PURCHASE THE VEHICLE GUESSING AROUND 300K SO MY TAKE IS IT'S ONLY FOR THE WEALTHY AS A TOY. BUT GOOD JOB ON IT GUYS.
I need someone to explain exactly how the wind force turns blades. Its to my mind not so simple because a normal blade with pitch up will turn the other way?
So I've watched countless videos of "flying cars" over the last twenty years, all prototypes "still in development" but "almost ready" to go into mass production, but I've yet to see one actually taking off and flying (with a driver/pilot). And this video was no exception.
@@PetrolPed There's always a production facility. It's the end product that somehow never materializes, except as a "prototype" (ie, a model that can't actually be flown with people in it). We'll see whether PAL-V is on sale in 2024. If it is, I'll eat my hat.
What an awesome thing and such and amazing feet of engineering. My inner geek loves the passion you put into explaining this to us mere mortals. Thanks for making it so even i can understand.
Brilliant work mate, it was an absolute joy working with you. Still don’t know how you manage to digest all the information that was thrown at us and make it sound so easy… respect! Thanks for the shoutout ❤️
You are an absolute pro my friend 👌
@@PetrolPed Nice video but it would've been nice to SEE the actual procedure of unfolding the blades etc... You don't have to fly it but you can show that......me thinks... ;-)
Do we really want everyone to have a drive a flying car?! Hell no ! Just look at traffic helicopter shots of freeways. Where will the congestion be? Who will direct traffic. Where does one go if a fc breaks down? Down! How will traffic lanes be established and controlled? Emergency vehicles?
Compete fantasy.
@@DiscohitWho is, "we" you're talking about? The only thing prohibiting people from flying conventional aircraft since their inception, has primarily been cost. Over the past 30'ish years, licensing has become an ever-growing barrier as well. "We" won't see any low-altitude traffic jams any time soon, however, most of your other concerns have already been solved by technology and the rest can be as well.
@@Discohit 🤔...I betcha someone said the same thing when Orville & Wilbur started out too!😄...
Very interesting video! As a former autopilot engineer, I have followed flying cars for decades. This is a really viable combination that looks promising. I am not a pilot, but have done takeoffs and landings in a Cessna 172, and have flown hundreds of hours in small fixed-wing and rotary aircraft as part of a test crew for developing the autopilot. Flying is an expensive hobby, but offers many unique experiences!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks mate... a great opportunity to see how the progress has developed from the Carver gyro base bike metamorphozing into a trike cum flying car in the near future.
I esp. was keen to witness yr reaction 2bh from a perspective that reminisce my personal experience when I was a 6-yr old co-pilot to my Dad in his Chipmunk 2-seat sport plane that we flew on many occasions and flew past from Singapore into the border boundaries of an outlying rural town called Kluang in the Province of Johore in Malaysia, back in the late mid 50s.
I lerv flying too as my Dad lets me sink into his rear cockpit, strapped and headed out doing some incredible stunts to show me his skills as well as often visiting his EXpat business friends in the midst of a jungle airstrip where many British & Aussie pilots (military & commercial) hang about for an afternoon break by their makeshift hangars. I was just a toddler then.
My Dad had two planes to himself, the other is a 5-seater Cessna where he pilots my mum, me and sibling bro and one of another sis, to fly out & join the party crowd for a BBQ weekend with Expats in a Malaysian jungle.
I enjoyed yr test review too on the KIA Sportage Hybrid.... I bought the NQ5 Sportage AWD PHEV. Cheersch & greetz from Holland mate.🍺🍺😎🇳🇱
@@PetrolPed Why don't they drive it? Then take off and land it and drive.
Did I miss something or did you never drive the car and never fly the car? All "flying cars" seem to be like this going back to the Moller Sky Car (which I'm sure will be ready to go any day now).
Yeah seems so, has that misleading title then never flies it or drives it let alone shows someone else flying or driving it.
Bro, so right, it either fly or drive, but NEVER both LOL!
Are you trolls? WTF. Shows it being driven and flown!
@@terracottaneemtree6697 Hmmm … could it be because he says, “I don’t actually drive it?” Puzzle … maybe couldn’t drive it on the road, but what about the parking lot, or on a track? Same thing for flying it? They fly an auto gyro, not the car thing. So, what is trolling in the comments?
@@terracottaneemtree6697Being driven and flown is another vehicle.
Five minutes in, this is easily the best flying car video I have watched. So many videos try to use glitz and glamour to "sell you" on why their flying car is the best/first/farthest along.
This guy is actually explaining what regulations factor in to getting one of these cars approved by the authorities, which is probably the single biggest barrier to why we haven't seen them mass produced yet. 🚁
Thank you 🙏🏻
Lame, impractical novelty.
As a long time subscriber who is also a licensed pilot I loved how you explained everything like you've been doing it for years - accurate, clear information with a minimum of aviation jargon, a good introduction for any of your subscribers who are new to aviation. Excellent video Pete!
Oh wow I really appreciate that 👍
My father was a fighter pilot so it must be in my blood a little. I just love planes and flying 👍
@@PetrolPed That explains a lot! I had not linked you with aviation but your training and communication skills are shown to wonderful effect…you make us feel like we could arrive, drive and fly it…a tad unlikely 🤪 but that is a special talent to give pupils/followers that feeling! Now…could they fly it into Goodwood??….a job for Tracey to work on!!!😀😀😀😀😎😎😎
Absolutely fantastic. I took my gran up in a 4 seater plane for her birthday and got to have a go for a few minutes flying it. I loved it.
I started with helicopters at 18, but fell in love with auto gyros recreationally at around 27ish. I picked one up for $25K, and it was in great shape; it needed nothing, to take fight. They still give me a thrill in my 40's! When I watched this video, I didn't see a guy falling for a "flying car", I see a guy head over heels for an auto-gyro, and I completely understand. You don't know how many commercial pilots I've met who own and fly auto gyros as well. There's something about (low and slow) flying that's exciting. I prefer "river carving" myself.
Cool 😎
You got up in the air for 25grand? Wow that gives me hope I may get my wish one day, to be able to afford something that can get me in the sky. Iv dreamed about it for far too long but it always seems unreachable.. I hope I can find a lucky find like yours, safe and happy flyin my friend..👍🏼 🍀
Yes, low and slow is the cat's meow. Private pilot here that got to fly the Quicksilver Ultralight back in the 80's. Way funner than regular light aircraft. During a training episode in the Borrego desert east of San Diego I was held totally stationary by rising air off the approach end of the dirt runway. Finally had to dive steeply to get below the powerful lifting forces. Won't ever forget that. YeeHaw!!!
Must be nice to come from a family who has money good for you
@@Ken_Daltonparamotors get you airborne for even less.
This is the car/plane combo that makes the most sense and keep things simple. Awesome engineering !
The camera set up made me feel like I was in the cockpit with you Fellas! Thanks for a great experience!
Glad you enjoyed it!
It looks very cool.
The current version is clearly a better vehicle than the orginal. You can really tell alot of time was put into both engineering and styling.
It's a real test of form and functional.
Indeed a great video! Our Dutch neighbours are producing a nice product, although the price might be a bit high. Look forward to see one on the road/in the air.
Fingers crossed!
Another once in a lifetime money can't buy experience except in this instance money can buy it. It reminded me of the day I got a trip in the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter off the cost of Scotland as a practice casualty that instead of stepping off the aircraft at the end I was roped out at 100 ft to keep the winch-man up to speed for a real life rescue. All during the flight we were on comms and invited into the cockpit for a view out front for part of the flight. That must have been similar to my experience. The views are different class in the air.
This is the first video about gyrocopters that I liked. I’m an aviation geek since I left my diapers. Before I thought these were killing machines. I hope you guys get all your certifications. Good luck, it looks nice!
Thanks Paul 👍
Stumbled on this- why killing machines?
@@jjhites9855 They used to not come with horizontal stabilizers and it was very easy to do a power over and lose lift. If you pull up fast on takeoff like a normal plane you can smash the rotor into the tail as well on many models. If you fly these in a conservative manner they're safer than single engine airplanes. Of course, it's really fun to fly these like a maniac so people do that quite a bit. The important thing is to keep the rotor loaded.
Gyrocopters are one of the Safest ways to fly. You are automatically Flying in Auto Rotation. When you cut the Engine, they just Float down.
Far from it today, got a bad rep from early development and DIY kits. Lessons learnt, no different to early fixed wing development.
First time watching your channel. You did a great job explaining things at a level that was accessible to the neophyte yet not dragging to those who are familiar with the subject. Great communication skills.
Thanks David. Kind of you to say. That’s 25 years as a technical trainer in mobile telecoms before I was a TH-camr 😜👍
I met one of the founders back in 2009. We both shared rented rooms at a house during the EAA Oshkosh convention. It's great to see how far they have progressed. Congratulations!
Very cool!
Such a nice video ! Con-gra-tu-la-tions ! In less than 30 minutes, I'm now an expert (hum 🤔) in cars, planes, helicopters, PAL-V, etc. Etc. You are a fantastic teacher ! Thank you !
An enjoyable video of a flying car - one that you never got to drive, and one that you never got to fly. That takes a lot of presenting skill to do !
It sure did 😜😂
Great video. I look forward to seeing Peter actually drive and fly the PAL-V. Nice to see optimistic and positive videos like this with all the doom and gloom around.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Hi Ped
WOW, that was certainly different and fascinating. 👏👏 I have to admit I was sceptical before viewing, but won over. The engineering & design skills that have gone into this project amazing. Hope we will see some more, please.😉
Thanks Philip 👍
Great video. Can't wait to see the PALV flying. Although the magni is pretty cool too. For anyone wanting to fly one of these marvellous machines in Northern UK search North West Gyro - We'll be happy to take you flying.
Gyrocopters are under appreciated & amazing! Brings back memories learning to fly them in my 20’s back in the 90s. Great story, looking forward to seeing these in the air & on the street.
AirComand ( experimental , no license required) Y2K 4 hrs. flight training in a two seater Flat level flight 70 mph 5 gal./ hr.
Flying like a Banchy $6 k
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Great to see a brief flash of Phil Harwood on a screen, giving the best explanation of how to fly a gyrocopter! 👍
Very well made and very well presented. Some parts made me think of 1st gen Top Gear. 1 sad thing: I really would have loved to see the Pal-V in full action, start-up, unfolding,... I am following their evolution since their first steps in car/aviation history. History is what they are making.
Thanks 👍
Beautiful videography and narration/explanations!!! Thank you and very much looking forward to hearing and seeing more about this project! For how long have we all been dreaming about this...a fully certified, ready to go, production flying-car!?
Thank you so much 🙏🏻
Hello From Canada!!! That was a blast to see how flight stable and how responsive the gyro plane was. In the past I have flown single engine aircraft and the gyros freaked me out. I had always thought they looked like they were just hanging out in the sky waiting to fall out, but your flight looked like it was rock solid, plus you have a built in parachute type decent if the engine does crap out. I am new to your channel so I have lots of past episodes to check out and I can't wait to see what you will do next.
yeah. they have wings that rotate. weird how old the design is as it seems kinda futuristic
Wow, just unbelievable. Look what happens when people use their intelligence for positive innovation. No joke, the sky's the limit. Thanks as you say, mate.
Truly a terrific video Pete ...and I rarely admit that ;) You have to love an *autogyro*, nailing one to a Carver is genius (with thanks to Juan de la Cierva)
Thanks Ant 🙏🏻
really enjoyed the explanation about the differences and engineering of the vehicle. tks.
Glad you liked it!
This is a great example of what makes you such a great content creator and presenter, some quite technical and complex subjects made into a straight forward and fun video🤜. Hope it gets the views it deserves but it’s in the hands of the very strange TH-cam gods
Thanks mate. Really pleased with how it turned out. Fingers crossed the algorithm likes it 😬
He lied in the title. It’s just a gyrocopter. Disgusting. He should be ashamed. This video has been reported as spam/misleading.
This channel is so professional and one for any person with petrol in there soul.
Keep up this great work
Thanks you so much 🙏🏻
First time I saw a gyro was on that Mad Max movie back in the 80s. The gyro's of today are so much more developed. My dad had a friend that owned and flew one but man it looked crazy unsafe to me as a 14 year old kid with open cockpit etc. Rather unbelieveable what these machines can do. Thanks for the video.
I saw one in a James Bond film - little Nellie. Then years later saw what looked like the actual thing for real next to an old industrial building, not too far from where I lived at the time, just exposed to all weathers. Shame potential not caught on.
Hello from Phoenix Arizona. I’m a private pilot and I really enjoyed your video. Makes me wanna by 10 acres of land paid out a little runway and get one of those things to enjoy flying around just to fly.
Thanks 🙏🏻
That looks fantastic, good job on the flying. Have to say that no power landing was something else. My first solo flight still stick with me
Thanks 👍
Awesome video!
One of my clients at the company I work for has invested a lot of money in PAL-V. Great to see it well & effectively spent :D
Wow that’s amazing 👍
What a fantastic piece of engineering and design… fascinating to see and I for one would love to see you in one of these when they are commercially available and see the full road/air test drive/fly 👍
That will happen 👍
That looked like fantastic fun.Great stuff and brilliantly filmed.Well done.Look forward to more content on this one.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
That looks awesome. First flying car? Not by a long shot. First actually practical flying car? This could be it.
Like the first prototype in the background, most flying cars either look like cars with wings or a rotor bolted on, or they are unwieldy (and noisy) quadcopter monstrosities that only manage to prove the old R/C modelers' adage that anything will fly if you strap a big enough motor to it.
What impresses me about this car is the small footprint, the way the rotor, tail and undercarriage fold in, resulting something that's actually car sized. This can easily go in your garage. And the specs are pretty good for a light aircraft.
Indeed 👍
That’s great. What about MOT, since it’s for normal road use it need to be inspected yearly as a car. Is there any flight inspections needed as well?
Yes. It would be treated the same way as an aircraft 👍
Geweldige video. Als NL-er ben ik wel weer trots. Zelf wilde ik 50 jaar geleden met een 75 pk Porsche motor een gyro maken. Het grote probleem was toen om aan goede rotors te komen...
Example why old laws need to be reviewed. I was fortunate enough to pop in on the way home to the UK from Assen after the MotoGP weekend, couldn't sit in it but got to see it. I'd like to thank them for opening the doors to us. Been interested in the gyros for years, ever since seeing Little Nelly in 007. Very informative video and I can tell you've done the research.
That was awesome, what a cool experience you must have had flying that gyro-copter!
It was awesome 👍
WoW! This is your most prepared video ever (I bet)! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Wow, thanks!
Great video and great ATV (Air Terra Vehicle) as a private pilot here in the USA as well as being in the composites and metal fabrication business. I have somewhat followed the flying cars as they have always intrigued me, I think its great that technology in aviation construction, power, and electronics have progressed and come together from the point of the 1960's Aero-Car to what the guys at Pal-V have created... it's great that the inventors have stayed together pushed forward through all the trials and tears I'm sure there have been a few for over 10 years to accomplish what they have. I wish them them best and can't wait to maybe get the chance to fly or I mean drive one of these ATV's.. and also see what the future holds! Just curious as well, what type of license is required to operate one a pilot and drivers license?
Wish i could have that same experience, that looks so cool.. thanks for sharing
Unbelievable. I’d come across the Pal-V a few times but only in passing. As a PPL and car nut, this video was like Christmas and a Birthday. Great job, Ped. 😊
Those engineers are urgently needed at BMW. How they manage to engineer a car with two engines and a 100l fuel tank that can also FLY… but weighs a third as much as BMWs smallest coupe is a lesson they could share with Munich. Perhaps they could also offer some styling advice.
So the PAL-V is €499,000. Presumably not including taxes. So well over £500,000. As an aircraft, its performance is respectable enough…250-300 mile range, 80knot cruise. As a car, 100 mph top speed, 0-60 in 9 seconds ish. It looks amazing and what a toy. If you have ALL the other toys, it’s a must-have. But to anyone having to spread a relatively limited amount of money across a few toys, it’s punchy. Very punchy. I hope they do well nonetheless - I can see where the money has gone. It’s just too much for me when for the same money I could have a new Caterham, a new BAC Mono, a lightly used BMW 750i, a used 991.2 Cab and change for a used Schweitzer 300CBi. Which is my current list - I’m halfway through it. Pal-V will just have to wait. 😊
€500k is the launch edition. They will be from €300k after that 👍
@@PetrolPed Ah. Interesting. That’s a bit more like it, though I’m guessing an options list will appear which will make 300k as theoretically possible as time travel. Still, though, what a thing. Worth it, really.
Very cool video I would have liked to see what Rotax engine they will be running, they use them in powered paragliders so they are well documented engines that are type certified.
My question is will there be a new window at the dmv to renew your car class C and a new class of license maybe call it a aviation car class ( ac class ) or you have to go to the Faa to renew your drivers license. Will it be as stringent on these new class of drivers as they are on commercial licences for drivers of large trucks etc.. I know they are harder on commercial truckers than they are on commercial pilots?
How much more insurance will we be required to own and operate a flying car? Do they have a maximum ceiling limit like other no cabin pressured aircraft have??
What about all the other flying cars?
That was a brilliant video! Congrats Sir, great fun and really informative
Cheers guys 👍
Absolutely ace video Pete, thoroughly enjoyed that. Always had a real interest in flying, and as my interest in cars has waned in recent years I haven’t seen much of your recent content. More flying please Mr Greaves! 😄
I’d love to do more 👍
Great video. Funny moment at the most exciting part - the take-off. "I will need your stick", proceeds to reach between his legs.
😂😂😂
This was very interesting to watch! It seems from the footage that the "CAR" is a little squirrely, vibrates a lot and generally less stable in the air than a regular aircraft (The 4 seat Piper or Cessna).
Enjoyed video, reminded me of one I saw several years ago when a car had wings attached to it swapped steering wheel & went flying
Oh wow!
Awesome video Ped and what an experience. The technical comparison explanations between the plane, Heli and Gyro were perfectly positioned and really helpful whilst adding to the enjoyment of your experience. Another great one, thank you!
Ah thanks Matthew 👍
Incredible video mate, production levels sky high 👌
Thanks bro. Means a lot coming from you 👊
That may seriously change the way some will travel but it is not for everyone :) It still might a bit of a niche. Imagine, how many 'regular' drivers have a need and desire to fly? Not mentioning having both driving and PPL licences, where the second being much more difficult and costly to acquire. And how many drivers ever check anything around their cars? Some even forget to check if they have any fuel. I guess, this will be most appealing to current pilots, for the next few years?, maybe for commuting or pure fun after work? 😁 A new big boys toys. I want one!
Flying cars will never be mass market
Amazing video and engineering... We really are coming into the Star Trak age! The flying car is here and a reality! Great explanations and insight into the thinking, design and technology behind this Ped and crazy to think it's nearly 20 years in the making! Can't wait to see these going around in the near future! Ideas are endless... 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
No we are coming into the age of outlawing personal transportation to keep people from travel - stuck in the 15 minute city.
@@fgb3126 very true... 15 20 and 40 minute cities are being forced upon us. Keep living life the way we do is being restricted and becoming very much more expensive if you decided not to follow the new 'norm'. Our choices are already being dictated by those in positions of power. Hold onto the 'now' while we still can 👌😎
Can't beat flying for thrills.....loved that!
Aren't you supposed to fly the pal-V instead of the white gyrocopter?
... absolutely enjoyed your presentation which brought a surprising smile to my face, and I needed that... Thank you...
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful video as always PP, I so enjoyed it. But what really stood out to me was the sheer quality of the filming, it was so very professional and one of the best anywhere on TH-cam. Can't wait for more of this content to come. Thank you PP. 👍😁👍
Glad you enjoyed it. Goes to show what happens when you have a professional camera man holding the camera 👍
Three of my favourite things, cars, flying and Petrol Ped, all in the same video! My cup runneth over, Thank you Sir for this content, wonderful as ever, with a twist!!
Ah thanks mate 👍
When I first saw the PAL-V those years ago, my first thought was " this is now a flying car is going to be built" without wings but with helicopter blades that can act as a spinning gyro in the event of drive failure. You do not need parachutes really. Great to see these coming to market soon.
Assuming the rotor blades and their controls never fail or malfunction a parachute is not needed. Weight penalty of a parachute is minimal and the cost is not significant. It's like paying for life insurance that saves your life instead of paying cash for your death.
WOW Pete, that was BLO*DY awesome!!! Brilliant video. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Absolutely fantastic Peter, excellent quality and content. Really enjoyed this and seeing such a technical marvel. It’s a great feeling being up in the air in such a small aircraft. Well done 😉👌🏻👍🏻
Thanks Bud 👍
Thanks for review the future car and real use.
My pleasure 👍
As you once or twice say.....wow!. I've never seen a less than satisfying vid by you but I must say I'm very jealous. 👍👍
Wow, thank you 👍
I wonder if the two crazy Dutch guys mentioned worked on the carver one. I was lucky enough to own a carver one once and still feel it is the most amazing fun car to drive.
Wish they had gone into production on large scale. Much more affordable and usable than a car/plane invention. Still I wish them good luck and good sales.
You had a Carver 😳 Now that’s cool 😎
This was an awesome awesome video!!! OMG... I so miss Europe. Awesome job PAL-V~!!
Been flying Autogyro for the last 8yrs now, the best thing since sliced bread...transitioning with a PPL(H) to Gyro was relatively simple...my first was an MTO sports open cockpit to now an AutoGyro Cavalon similar to the Magni but a little bit bigger...and the best thing running costs are a fraction of a Helo, but looking at the big grin on your face, it would seem you've been bitten by the bug...how you going to get that past Mrs Petroped..😂😂
Oh mate I loved it. Can’t wait to do it again 👍
Fantastic video. It looks like an amazing vehicle with an amazing design.
It really is!
I LOVE the idea of all this future technology but can you imagine any sort of system where all of the 36 million vehicles in the UK could take to the air at any given instance??
TH-cam would probably love it but the rest of us, maybe not so much?? 😀
Put pontoons on it and you could land it in your swimming pool in the backyard.
Again you takes us along on a great adventure, many thanks... You make it feel like we are there also. I keep looking out for more joy!
Glad you enjoyed it and great to hear that as that is what I try to do 👍
OMG..! That looks sooo cool. I bet it felt weird with it being car based one minute and then up in the flying the next.
Liked and Shared with a very good friend who will also love this. 😁👍
It was and thanks for sharing 👍
Since the early 1940s, every twenty-five years a handy businessman arrives with an almost fully developed flying car, but he still needs some financiers to get his flying car operational. Once the finances are in, the company will disappear into oblivion within a few years
Awesome I have a passion for Helicopters and drones or anything that fly in general. Thank you for sharing this video.
Thanks for watching!
This idea of a flying car has been on the wish list for a long time but you've done a good job of identifying the difficulties, the big hurdle is needing a pilot's license. Getting one of these takes a while and quite a bit of money and that is for a 'private' pilot certificate, if you want to fly on rainy days you are going to need an instrument rating, more time and expense, and lastly since this plane has two engines, you'll need a multiple engine rating, more yet. Insurance for an aircraft is about that for a car but low hours pilots pay much higher rates and the insurer might require you to have an instructor pilot along for a period of hours at the beginning. The aircraft will need to be approved for instrument flight if you intend to fly on those rainy days and that will require an expensive instrument suite to meet the standard. This is a relatively low powered rotary wing aircraft so it won't set any great speed records and on a decent motorway it will probably go further in a given amount of time than by flying, remember too that at each end of the trip you need to deal with the departure/destination to airport trip. The men in blue frown on taking off and landing on a highway.
The laws of physics say that flying cars are just impracticable.
Great video. Just subscribed to this Channel today. Flying footage was epic!
Thanks for the sub and welcome to the channel 👍
@@PetrolPed - thanks!
The first fixed wing roadable aircraft to fly was built by Waldo Waterman. Waterman was associated with Curtiss while Curtiss was pioneering amphibious aircraft at North Island on San Diego Bay in the 1910s. On 21 March 1937, Waterman's Arrowbile first took to the air. So how could PAL-V be first?
This will be the first certified production flying car 👍 Wasn’t as snappy a title 😜
@@PetrolPed should be more models but as you pointed to cluttered rules ( plastics at one time were a bad idea for a car windshield/"glass" and that ment at the time it was a légitiment concern engineering/safety wise but in 2023 the plastic/composit is now actually safer the glass/silicon dioxide windows, listing could go on but you can see mu points ) and enforcement regulatiors/people see flying car's and amphibious car's as death traps ( so in some cases the engineering is sound but people filibuster/eggsotsion the flying car owners to give up trying to get tags & ect ) but i don't see it that way, hec i still think the pinto's wing/program ( and yes for now as the engineering hasn't been done it means that aerobic activity are a no-go and is under 222 mph in the air speed aka not the fastest GA/average-guy aircraft you can operate/buy but in someways is more practical ) and the boat got shafted and can work as i like both of them and mixed all 3 into one car 👍and i don't even like the ford's or the body's shape as i call it a frumpy looking car and that's before mod's/road-freeway going only model
the 1940~ car is sound but weird as a car to some 👍 , for me iv wanted a flying ( and + hydrofoil boat mode ) dodge charger/super bird with a convertible/removable top in car mode
And Rotax will cost 3 times more than an squired*
I bet you got the fever now!! The autos on gyros are so easy compared to helos because of the flare before landing, it's called ground effect, it's where the air the blades pushing down from the rotors have no resistance whilst in flight all the way to about 50 feet above the ground then air hits the ground and circulates back up into the rotors causing a complete different handling of the ship.
The guys explained that effect to me. Sounds tricky 😬
Great video. As a pilot and car enthusiast this is interesting to watch.. I still think we are a long long way off anything like this becoming mainstream
I’m not sure it will ever be mainstream however there is still a big market for it 👍
Well.... I don't know about that. Here in the Netherlands I saw advertisement passing by 2 years ago to get your driving/flying permit. I don't know exactly if there is a waitinglist for it. But all looks like it going to go on air real soon. I wish I had some extra money for this future gadget. (I think I'll buy an extra lottery-ticket) ;))
Get ready….eVTOLs will lead the way. Commuting to work. Aerial taxis. The future is here.
The sad part, as addressed in the video, is the bureaucracy of certification. Safety is paramount,
but the red tape, and inability to accept new technology by regulators needs to change.
Definitely James Bond vibes lol. Great Job sir Pete and a ace video!
Thank you kindly Sir 👍
i don;t know how many of this "first flying cars" are there on the internet, but there are lots of them who were first to make them... 🤣🤣🤣
This will be the first certified flying car that will actually be allowed to drive on the road and fly in the air 👍
@@PetrolPed looks cool though. reliant robin that can fly... yeah that's cool and gyro is the best way to go.
Diving before landing looks crazy in fpv
"I Fly/Drive PAL-V" ... no you didn't.
What about a 3rd/5th wheel behind or near the two front wheels just for landing purposes?
Your flying car is a $600K gyro copter that requires both a driver's license as well as pilots license and requires a airport to fly and looks poorly suited with dual engine maintenance requirements.
Brilliant presentation. Great project. Can't wait to see JR Aviation reaction on this!
Thanks a ton!
Very misleading tittle.
Very misleading
So informative clear and enjoyable to watch. With so detailed info this video making it easy to watch for people like me who know nothing about power, speed and mechanical.
Glad you enjoyed it!
New Subscriber!! Excellent presenter - clear and methodical and logical explanations. Well done, and I look forward to more in the future. Dank U Wel, as they say....
Welcome aboard! I will certainly be doing more with PAL-V 👍
That was absolutely awesome guys👍.You have a winner.
Thanks so much!
Absolutely amazing Pete , you looked a true Pilot !! Superb Video
Thanks a lot mate. Loved making this one 👍
SURE THE CAR SLASH GYRO IS COOL BUT YOU NEED A PRIVATE LICENSE WITH A HELO COMBO SOMEWHAT COSTLY THEN PURCHASE THE VEHICLE GUESSING AROUND 300K SO MY TAKE IS IT'S ONLY FOR THE WEALTHY AS A TOY. BUT GOOD JOB ON IT GUYS.
I look forward to seeing you try the finished car/Plane
Can’t wait for that 👍
been waiting for this for 8 years!
I need someone to explain exactly how the wind force turns blades. Its to my mind not so simple because a normal blade with pitch up will turn the other way?
Great video for a fantastic piece of engineering! Just amazing!
Many thanks!
So I've watched countless videos of "flying cars" over the last twenty years, all prototypes "still in development" but "almost ready" to go into mass production, but I've yet to see one actually taking off and flying (with a driver/pilot). And this video was no exception.
I’ve seen the production facility and that will happen with PAL-V in 2024 👍
@@PetrolPed There's always a production facility. It's the end product that somehow never materializes, except as a "prototype" (ie, a model that can't actually be flown with people in it). We'll see whether PAL-V is on sale in 2024. If it is, I'll eat my hat.
What an awesome thing and such and amazing feet of engineering. My inner geek loves the passion you put into explaining this to us mere mortals. Thanks for making it so even i can understand.
My pleasure 👍
Brilliant I would love to someday get to tread it looks fun and I can’t wait to see that car when it comes out into production all right❤