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Hi all,On Saturday just past, my better half and I decided to treat ourselves to a flight in a gyro.We were both suitably impressed!Now, I"ve done *lot* of flying in the past: gliders, aerobatics in gliders, Cessnas, Warriors, aerobatics in a Chipmunk, Jabirus etc etc... but I must say that gyrocopters are a whole new level of fun when it comes to defying gravity!!Certainly more fun than putting along at 3000ft and looking at the scenery!One question I do have, however, is that I noticed that the aircraft we flew in had a fair bit of vibration/stick shake.Is this common to gyrocopters?If so, is it a "That"s the nature of the beast! Learn to deal with it!" - type scenario, or was it perhaps just one type of gyro.Can it be dampened/eliminated with design/modifications?It doesn"t lessen my enthusiasm for this aircraft, but I"m curious to know.Cheers.
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others could answer with more tech, but it can be the nature of the beast a bit. a small stick shake is normal , other could be caused from chips in the pusher prop and making it out of balance or even old fuel making your engine run slightly off and giving your machine a shake. please dont be put off by it . it just gives you something to think about and work on during the week so you can love it more on the week end. works for me .
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Zoinks,Some can be dogs of a thing, then some can be smooth as smooth, stick shake can be many a thing and different forms of stick shake can mean different things, from the pitch of the blades be outta sync, rotorblade balance, etc...The two 2 seaters i"ve been hands on in have be silky smooth, I think it mainly comes down to the person that sets them up on the machine, as it can take some time and effort (trial and error) to get right.My single seater is a beast that has its own mind that can be nice one time i set them up and the next they"ll have shake, being adjustable pitch and having to take the blades apart for transport all the time doesn"t help either.As with anything with vibration things will wear out quicker (control system), so something to keep an eye on.Trent
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Zoinks, My wife and I recently visited New Zealand and took a flight in a Robinson R44. During the 20 minute flight I mentioned that I was involved with gyros and one thing led to another. I was astounded at the 2 inch "wobble" on the joystick of this commercial aircraft and made a comment about it. The young pilot replied that this was normal. Interestingly this helo is hydraulically assisted so a lot of the source of the vibration would have been dampened by the hydraulics. He asked whether gyros had
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Thanks, Chook.That puts it in perspective somewhat!I had no idea that the average Robinson was such a jittery little critter!Perhaps the pilot should try to cut down its caffeine intake? :PYes, as soon as I can cough up the moula, I"ll be diving head-first into the world of gyrocopters!
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