The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA ) Chapter 1252’s annual Flyro Gyro Fly-in and Young Eagle Rally will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 16, at the Lorain County Regional Airport, ...
Gyroscopic flight instruments, essential for instrument-rated pilots, are prone to failure, often due to mechanical vacuum or air pump issues (e.g., carbon vane deterioration in dry pumps), which can ...
The autogyro, with its unmistakable silhouette and ingenious simplicity, has long fascinated aviation enthusiasts. The concept attracted pilots interested in the idea of rotary-wing flight without the ...
A gyrocopter instructor in Shelbyville, Indiana, Drake has spent thousands of hours in the air in the small, two-passenger copter he bought 18 years ago, living a dream first kindled when he came ...
A "no-gyro vector" is an ATC service designed to guide pilots who have lost their heading and attitude indicators, especially when flying in instrument meteorological conditions or with limited ...
A British adventurer has become the first person to circumnavigate the globe on a gyrocopter, completing a six-month journey that saw him narrowly escape a lightning strike on Sunday. James Ketchell ...
The dunes and dry lakes of California’s Mojave Desert are spawning a new set of recreational hobbies. Dune buggies churn up sand cliffs, sand boats sail across the flats at 60 m.p.h., and now the ...