Blueadventures Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Two injured in light aircraft crash near Noosa, Queensland, aircraft type not known at moment. A light aircraft has crashed on Noosa North Shore in difficult-to-access terrain, prompting a major emergency response involving five fire crews. 1
onetrack Posted January 4 Posted January 4 (edited) Two men, both in their 50's, transported to hospital, one with back injuries, the second with knee and chest injuries. Â The gyro crashed into trees around 6:00AM near the remote (4WD) Teewah Firebreak Track. Â Investigation into gyro crash NOOSATODAY.COM.AU Police are investigating an aviation incident after a gyrocopter crashed at Noosa North Shore early Sunday morning. A Queensland Police [...] Â Edited January 4 by onetrack 2
BrendAn Posted January 4 Posted January 4 a cavalon. looks salvageable. wonder if they were sightseeing and got behind the curve. 1
FlyBoy1960 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Go out in a gyro, come home in a helicopter.  Sounds like a normal day for some of these guys.😇 1
BrendAn Posted January 4 Posted January 4 3 minutes ago, FlyBoy1960 said: Go out in a gyro, come home in a helicopter.  Sounds like a normal day for some of these guys.😇 I would love a modern gyro. Very safe. Shrug off turbulence like it's not there. 1 1 1
Thruster88 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 18 hours ago, BrendAn said: I would love a modern gyro. Very safe. Shrug off turbulence like it's not there. I don't see the attraction. The used price on these high end gyros is more than a nice RV. 90knots cruise v 160 for the RV. Turbulence? the impressive climb rate of an RV soon gets one above that if one is going somewhere. 1
BrendAn Posted January 5 Posted January 5 4 minutes ago, Thruster88 said: I don't see the attraction. The used price on these high end gyros is more than a nice RV. 90knots cruise v 160 for the RV. Turbulence? the impressive climb rate of an RV soon gets one above that if one is going somewhere. You need to go for a flight with someone to see the attraction of them. I don't think anyone would compare a gyro with an RV for getting somewhere quick. You are right about the price , that's why they are only a dream for me. 1 1 1
facthunter Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Different things entirely. IF you wanted one, you would NOT be looking at the other. The Inversion level is very likely to be well over 10,000 Feet in the Inland in daytime on a hot day and 160 K would give you a rough ride below it. Nev 2
onetrack Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Isn't that why you do your flying in the early morning? - to avoid major turbulence, as the day heats up? 1 1
danny_galaga Posted January 6 Posted January 6 2 hours ago, facthunter said: Night time is the smoothest at lower levels. Nev Many of us are out of that category unfortunately. 1 1
kgwilson Posted January 6 Posted January 6 I went for a Gyro flight a year or 2 back. It was a tandem seat open cockpit modern one (Don't know make or model) with a Rotax 912. Not sure of the model but it looked like the ULS one. Flying up the Clarence River and through the gorge plus some very narrow ravines etc was quite exhilarating & felt quite safe as you can put one down virtually anywhere. Not so with takeoff though. What I didn't like was the shuddering and shaking when in many different manoeuvres. It felt like it was going to shake itself to bits. Didn't worry the pilot though. 3
facthunter Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Pick your season then for smooth air. I knew Paul Bruty. A very accomplished Gyro Operator. Modern Gyros have rotor spin up before the take off run . They use a lot of fuel. Nev 1 1
BrendAn Posted January 6 Posted January 6 4 minutes ago, facthunter said: Pick your season then for smooth air. I knew Paul Bruty. A very accomplished Gyro Operator. Modern Gyros have rotor spin up before the take off run . They use a lot of fuel. Nev I spoke to him a while back when he was selling off gyro parts. He had a bad accident in a gyro years ago. 1
BrendAn Posted January 6 Posted January 6 5 minutes ago, facthunter said: Pick your season then for smooth air. I knew Paul Bruty. A very accomplished Gyro Operator. Modern Gyros have rotor spin up before the take off run . They use a lot of fuel. Nev Modern gyros are a lot more efficient thanks to 9 series Rotax. And you don't here of push over accidents any more, that tendency has almost been designed out of them. But as thruster said, they are expensive not like the old homebuilt Benson's and the like. 1
facthunter Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Yes he had a heavy landing and fire at Echuca (I think it was). Nev 2
BrendAn Posted January 6 Posted January 6 33 minutes ago, facthunter said: Training. The Fuel tank split. Nev And the fuel tank is your seat in the older style . 1 1
BrendAn Posted Sunday at 06:59 AM Posted Sunday at 06:59 AM On 06/01/2026 at 1:20 PM, kgwilson said: I went for a Gyro flight a year or 2 back. It was a tandem seat open cockpit modern one (Don't know make or model) with a Rotax 912. Not sure of the model but it looked like the ULS one. Flying up the Clarence River and through the gorge plus some very narrow ravines etc was quite exhilarating & felt quite safe as you can put one down virtually anywhere. Not so with takeoff though. What I didn't like was the shuddering and shaking when in many different manoeuvres. It felt like it was going to shake itself to bits. Didn't worry the pilot though. ela have fixed long take offs. Â
facthunter Posted Sunday at 07:09 AM Posted Sunday at 07:09 AM It has Rotor Spin up but I can't see How a Lift off without cyclic can have the control required to safely translate to forward flight. Nev
BrendAn Posted Sunday at 08:26 AM Posted Sunday at 08:26 AM 1 hour ago, facthunter said: It has Rotor Spin up but I can't see How a Lift off without cyclic can have the control required to safely translate to forward flight. Nev They have slightly adjustable rotor pitch. Spin up rotors to 500 rpm at 0 pitch then tilts the rotors 4 degrees for lift off at the same time it disengages the prerotator because you can't have any rotational torque after the wheels leave the ground. 1
facthunter Posted Sunday at 08:39 AM Posted Sunday at 08:39 AM Not My Point. How do you handle a gust or tilt. THINK about it. IF you didn't disengage the torque to the rotor you'd Be out of Control immediately You are using the grip on the ground and you HAVE to Bounce it into the Air and HOPE. I would NOT Be using that technique. It was just showing OFF and DANGEROUS. Nev 1
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