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Raf gyro safety6/2/2023 The main reason he invented the gyro was that he wanted a flying machine that couldn't stall. A guy called Cierva invented the "Autogyro" as it was then known. Few people know that the first gyro flew back in the 1920's. They are often seen as James Bond gimmicks. I feel I have a fairly broad flying background in order to offer sound advice on the safety of gyroplanesįirst of all, there seems to be an unbelievable amount of gross, gross ignorance as to how gyrocopters fly. Got into the microlight scene about two years ago on trikes and then bought a gyroplane. I have about 12 000hrs total time at the moment. Since then I flew Boeing 727's for three years and now I'm a Senior First Officer on Boeing 737-800's at SAA. Got my first airline job at +-1 200hrs total time on Boeing 707's. Started off doing my PPL & Commercial Licence in 1991 and then started flying light twins shortly thereafter. I have been flying for about 18 years now. Hope that anyone considering gyro's will find it interesting. Generally there is a lack of knowledge about gyro's out there, and the following is an article I published a few years ago, and it deals with my perspective of the safety of gyro's, as I see it, as someone flying the "heavy metal" as well.
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