Engine failure - Gyrocopter

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9 жыл бұрын

Emergency landing due to real engine failure at 1500ft AGL. Concern was to land properly and to be able to recover the aircraft easily.
Good training made it possible, note the slip in ultra short final over the electric fence...Done without thinking, just applying the training.
Carburator failure. I had a divertion airfield 10' ahead but couldn't maintain level flight that's why I'm alreay assessing this short farm on the right.The engine provides thrust with a propeller. No thrust no level, but rotor still provides lift.
Engine backfire at 0:35 I decided to land ASAP.
In downwind I tried to increase power but it shuts down at 0:54
Magneto off at 1:03 for safety purpose (in case of crash landing)
Touch down at 1:44 hopefuly yes you can hear the rotor spining due to what we call autorotation (free wheel rotor, not geared to the engine)
Thank you for all your comments, I hope it helped people to gain confidence in auto rotation emergency procedures and provided knowledge to others.
Fly safe !

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@davidl4191 3 жыл бұрын

People can criticize all they want, but any landing where you walk away from the aircraft, and not into an ambulance is a good landing... when landing a crippled aircraft, not further damaging it is just a bonus! Landing in a calm cool and collected manner with a crippled bird in an unusual place, that's a mark of good skill. Great job!

@frankcastle1183 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@BariFPV 2 жыл бұрын

Very well said David

@malcontender6319 2 жыл бұрын

Auto rotation training is a MUST. The autogyro - a civilized aircraft from a more civilized time.

@dadofmax3850 2 жыл бұрын

And this is why I love gyrocopters. I first fell in love with these machines when I first saw one at Oshkosh airshow way back in 1987. I believe it was a Benson gyrocopter but I’m not 100% sure. But the pilot did his thing and then took the craft up to about 1500 feet, cut the engine and let it “fall”. Came down, bounced a little bit and drove down the flightline waving at the mesmerized crowd.

@timbeckett6970 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent landing, pilot made his decision, shot his approach and walked away.

@lauriejones3198 2 жыл бұрын

After having flown Gyros years ago, I would rather an engine failure in a gyrocopter than any other aircraft. This vid shows why. Well done.

@Jimbo-in-Thailand 2 жыл бұрын

Good save Lionel! Been there, done that with my beloved little Benson B-8M gyro N31243 way back in the early 1980s. No damage and not even a scratch on me thankfully, but I did bruise my ego a little since the engine out was my fault. It was a gorgeous day and I was in a hurry to get back in the air after stopping in at the local airport to gas up. Unfortunately, in my excitement I didn't mix the oil in with the gas sufficiently and found out fairly quickly after takeoff that a 2-stroke engine won't run on oil alone. I immediately pitched the nose down to the required 45 degree engine-out glide angle to keep my rotor speed up, flared at around 10 mph, and it was all good. After draining the fuel line and twin carb float bowls on my McCulloch 2-stroke, and thoroughly mixing the fuel/oil mixture, I took off again and she purred like a kitten. People that have never flown a gyro, like you and I have, could never appreciate how much fun they are and how safe they are. Cheers from Thailand!

@lionelvuiglio7322 2 жыл бұрын

Great story, thanks for sharing! We all do mistakes don't blame yourself for that. Hopefully you handled it very well too! I'm just back from flying, I improvised a formation flight to another airfield, sandwich break and coffee stop with a guy who was preparing his giro two hangars away. That's also what I love in aviation, great people living their passion with huge enthusiasm, always ready to go ! Enjoy Thailand lucky you

@RobWhittlestone 2 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT skill, decision and flying. Textbook emergency landing in full control. Chapeau! All the best, Rob in Switzerland

@Balu027 2 жыл бұрын

Being a glider pilot your choice of field surprised me first but then I realised you need a waaay shorter strip than me :D Nice job.

@chrisdes2667 2 жыл бұрын

That went a lot better then I though it would have. You are awesome for landing that safely.

@kirkstinson7316 2 жыл бұрын

Did you charge the farmer for all the fertilizer you dropped?

@glenstevens8174 2 жыл бұрын

seems like a fair trade for the parking fees

@alexkraike4238 2 жыл бұрын

A good landing is one you can walk away from, an excellent landing is one where you can walk away and you can fly the plane again

@federicoschtre9718 2 жыл бұрын

Thought you were going for that central path at the mansion/castle for a second...

@andywells397 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive landing.

@markjones7063 2 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't be an issue. Glad you're safe. Thank your instructors.

@wateringcan2 2 жыл бұрын

i had no idea these things had decent glide ratio. i expected it to drop like a stone, but it was surprisingly peaceful

@jackvoss5841 2 жыл бұрын

GOOD forced landing! (1) He can walk away from it. And (2) It looks like many of the parts can be used again. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

@johnnym4400 2 жыл бұрын

I was worried when I saw the road coming up, thank God you just got across. 🙏🏼

@GlenMartin 2 жыл бұрын

Cool, calm and collected. Hats off to you for the landing even with the extra oops with the fence!

@bovax6259 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Masterfully done. Thankfully you had some power stay afloat so you could assess a good landing zone and not fall like a stone. Very lucky to be able to walk away from this, or any air engine mishap.

@lionelvuiglio7322 6 жыл бұрын

I did, then came to me the idea of angry dogs and huge fences as you can find around manors...I didn't wanted to be trapped! And in the farm I saw two cars...Good to have people to call if things went very wrong.

@shakey2634 2 жыл бұрын

Nice choice of field. All those areas in production with tall crops and soft earth could have flipped the aircraft over.

@finneganfly 2 жыл бұрын

Good job. I was a career ag pilot for 45 years and had 10 engine failures over that time, only one of them over 150' AGL, and miraculously no damage to any of the aircraft. I attribute it to luck and training. I was a flight instructor at 19 and had lots of practice. However, as interesting as a gyrocopter looks, I could never bring myself to attempt to fly one. I guess it's all relative - fear of the unknown and all that. Not much room for error considering your protection consists mainly of, well, air. As far as panic is concerned - that's where training and practice take over. You train your hands and feet to perform specific tasks - you can thank them later.

@Pavia1525 2 жыл бұрын

I was a landscaper for 35 years and I can confirm that you are correct!

@lionelvuiglio7322 2 жыл бұрын

K you could be surprised to discover a new way of flying even with a such pilot experience! I met a former Mirage III fighter pilot who thought he couldn't fly without getting bored on any GA A/C when retired. His family offered him a tour, after landing he signed for a Magni M16 🤩

@finneganfly 2 жыл бұрын

@@lionelvuiglio7322 I’m sure you’re absolutely right about that. I’d just have to overcome age and stubbornness!

@quicksilverhorseman2 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't proper maintenance supposed to PREVENT engine failures?

@lionelvuiglio7322 2 жыл бұрын

@@quicksilverhorseman2 Absolutely! I would have been aware of those static lines importance I may have replaced them before they cracked... Lessons learned for me 😓 I better know my aircraft now 🔎🔩🪛🔧🧰📦📚📝🔮

@rjds1800 2 жыл бұрын

Nice. Was trying to figure out from the engine sound when it started to fail. Excellent video and it teaches many lessons all at once.

@ju2705s 2 жыл бұрын

Better landing as few pilots without an emergency. 👏

@hunormagyar1843 2 жыл бұрын

The definition of *RYANAIRN'T*

@trickcyclists 7 жыл бұрын

Un livre de texte d'atterrissage d'urgence parfait, très bien fait, monsieur.

@lionelvuiglio7322 7 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup, beaux vols à vous!

@CentreofGravityUK 3 жыл бұрын

Really good job there! Hopefully something I never have to do myself, but you are right, it's the training that helps.

@claudiocarbone2225 2 жыл бұрын

Nice landing great job

@cbgreenbay 6 жыл бұрын

Thank god it was lots of open farm land and not heavily wooded or miles out over water .

@roterakaten636 3 жыл бұрын

Awe ya aye.... let's go fly the gyrocopter across a ocean and see how that works out aye now would ya. Aye look at that he didnt make it just gently landed in the shark infestation.

@funnyclip6363 2 жыл бұрын

I think they were allowed to fly here because of this terrain

@prs00001 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent forced landing

@reddogchi 6 жыл бұрын

A great landing Lionel.....that must've got your heart beating faster!

@blackbeardgamer5909 2 жыл бұрын

Good job! Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing!

@michaelcallan4121 2 жыл бұрын

Well done - good airmanship

@thesep1967 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats! Perfect landing!

@milspecmachine8987 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Amazing Job By The Pilot, He Maintained His Composer & Flew it All The Way Through The #Crash#= Landing ! Well Done 👍🏼

@haroldmcbroom7807 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you are safe.

@erichoskinson2781 6 жыл бұрын

Good decision making & excellent piloting skills ....10/10 .

@TimberwolfC14 2 жыл бұрын

As the old saying goes "Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing".

@seattleflyboard3807 2 жыл бұрын

Its still depressing as hell to walk away from a crashed experimental have tens of thousands invested in it...if you die in the crash, you won't even know it.

@HR-rt9nh 2 жыл бұрын

yeahp i recently landed from a height of 6-7 feet in air and flew about 30 feet, I did walk away... but the motorcycle went to heaven...

@Jason-rs6co 7 жыл бұрын

great job landing that aware of your surroundings makes a huge difference

@alexanderwingeskog758 6 жыл бұрын

Gyrocopter... such a weird but beautiful construction...

@Pavia1525 2 жыл бұрын

1:00 Looks like James Bond from You Only Live Twice flying over the Drax Estate from Moonraker.

@movingart4549 2 жыл бұрын

That was Like: No problem here we go. I also was Close too an outside landing with my soaringplane but i made it very close. I know that feeling very Well. Well done my friend

@joshuabulger3156 2 жыл бұрын

Am glad he's okay the landing was perfect 👏👏👏

@Ghostdog4 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Pilot!

@menjaraz 2 жыл бұрын

Emergency response and recovery... Mental pattern is everything. Training, training, training!

@JaleelJohanson62 6 жыл бұрын

Nicely done Sir! Had to be pretty scary no matter how much training for it you've done...

@beegee22 2 жыл бұрын

Very well handled. 👍

@leeryan1969 6 жыл бұрын

Perfect piloting, even managed to find a fairly level spot!

@teuluPaul Жыл бұрын

As a glider pilot , it is nice to see a powered aircraft engine failure landing handled smoothly. Some of the other KZfaq videos of emergency landings are very rushed and end in damage to the aircraft , even if the pilot walks away. Sometimes it looks like engine failure and field selection should be something practiced by power pilots, as it is with glider pilots (well, field selection anyway!).

@lionelvuiglio7322 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the comment. We do practice emergency landing as well but go around considering the hardest thing is to set-up the approach 😁

@teuluPaul Жыл бұрын

@@lionelvuiglio7322 Actually for practice/training, this is often carried out the same way. Using a motor glider with the engine idling at a level which means the performance of the motor glider is similar to a "normal" glider, then once on final approach, climb away again.

@qinluo8699 3 жыл бұрын

Prefect landing!

@truckerray7533 6 жыл бұрын

Good job at keeping her under control.

@PicRic 2 жыл бұрын

Had me worried but ... Nice landing, pilot.

@privatepilot4064 2 жыл бұрын

I sure miss my Benson! Engine failure, no problem. Great landing!

@Desi-qw9fc 6 жыл бұрын

I love how it's possible to land this thing safely even with no engine. I dream of commuting to work with a gyrocopter haha.

@technicalfool 6 жыл бұрын

Many normal helicopters can also land with a dead engine, in much the same way this guy did. Excellent skills, in any case.

@lionelvuiglio7322 6 жыл бұрын

Hello John, thanks for your comments. I've added a video there : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jqxxYNWc37Sxfmg.html you will see how I did commute by gyrocopter ;) Make your dreams come true!

@lionelvuiglio7322 6 жыл бұрын

Hello All!Thank you so much for your comments, always welcome!The purpose of that video was to share my lack of chance with my engine but also provide pilots with confidence in training with their rotorcrafts.Cheers,Lionel

@MegaWam1 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent piloting!

@philc.6051 3 жыл бұрын

Great job!

@angelaracino6236 2 жыл бұрын

Great job sir.

@simongrist4871 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done

@bighonkey_alligator 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent landing

@screaminlordbyron7767 4 жыл бұрын

Good job Lionel. You set it down quite gently considering no thrust.

@tomblack4061 7 жыл бұрын

Nicely done!

@phantomcruizer 3 жыл бұрын

Love the sound of those blades spinning.

@lionelvuiglio7322 3 жыл бұрын

This one is for you: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d91zlMuC372ZqYE.html GYROKITE - Flying a Gyrocopter with No Motor

@siggyschlimmfinger3822 2 жыл бұрын

Happy landings..Whoa

@kevinshockey2765 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo bravo my man that is a way to do it

@rhino159 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job

@user-wc8lf5km8k 3 жыл бұрын

Nice landing. Glad you didn't get hurt.

@edwhitson9873 2 жыл бұрын

OUTSTANDING

@davidcolon7781 6 жыл бұрын

Wow what a great landing

@65LB 6 жыл бұрын

All that practicing that so many do not like to do, can all of a sudden become important. Always have that land out in mind as one motors along.

@josol7922 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo monsieur 🤙

@toreyweaver9708 2 жыл бұрын

Well executed!

@flyonbyya 2 жыл бұрын

Auto gyro provided the required glide to make a successful touch down !

@aaronjohnmaughan 7 жыл бұрын

Confidence is key. Well handled.

@Ramiiam 2 жыл бұрын

Well done.

@boshaveit 2 жыл бұрын

That was incredibly smooth. Auto rotation must have saved you there... Trick is not to panic but remain in control

@miketucker326 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding!

@BobbyJ2002 2 жыл бұрын

Good job!

@stealhty1 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent safe landing ,Better than Mad Max

@johnderby8921 2 жыл бұрын

Nice selection of usable strips!

@13rdp 2 жыл бұрын

Funny!

@CraigBMM 2 жыл бұрын

nice .. very cool reactions

@Boslandschap1 4 ай бұрын

Excellent, well done

@christopherphoenix7421 7 жыл бұрын

Very impressive emergency landing, you made this seem not-scary at all. I live in the US and gyros are somewhat rarer in my country, but I hope to learn to fly one myself someday!

@lionelvuiglio7322 7 жыл бұрын

I can only encourage your wishes! And remember one thing, apart the takeoff Gyros are the easiest aircrafts to fly!

@dopeydad1221 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice controlled landing

@robertgolden1080 2 жыл бұрын

Good job.

@eliotmansfield 2 жыл бұрын

wait - he didn’t bail out with a parachute and go-pro?

@lionelvuiglio7322 2 жыл бұрын

This one is excellent 👍😂

@paulstaf 2 жыл бұрын

He ain't no TJ. :D

@kevinshockey2765 2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@pahokee 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. I would freak out.

@MisterIvyMike 2 жыл бұрын

I guess not. In that situation many people are calm. The shaking and freaking comes after it...

@shawnwright5332 4 жыл бұрын

Nice heads up!

@timbyles4124 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic landing. I tip my cap to you sir…..👍

@StuartSutherland-1 7 жыл бұрын

Great field choice with so many standing crops around.

@achaosg 7 жыл бұрын

standing crops = softer impact, no? Worst case scenario...

@StuartSutherland-1 7 жыл бұрын

A_Chaos_G I don't fly Gyro but I wouldn't want to land in a standing crop because the pilot would be used to landing on flat level ground. Oilseed Rape can be 6ft tall, Barley 3 ft tall, hard to tell at height and the extra drag could tip the aircraft causing lots of damage.

@lionelvuiglio7322 6 жыл бұрын

Hello, sorry for the late answer. Vertical descent is not possible for soft landing in a gyro so with the remaining airspeed when the landing gear hits the crops it will result in a blade flapping crash such as this one kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iryla7iTyNvTnGQ.html I did that choice at this particular time, maybe not the best but it worked well ;-) Fly safe!

@houstonhelicoptertours1006 4 жыл бұрын

Handled that situation calm and efficient.

@rickroberts1198 2 жыл бұрын

Very slick. Nice

@ascherlafayette8572 2 жыл бұрын

Autogyros be like: Oh no my engine failed, anyway . . .

@warrensteel9954 2 жыл бұрын

so anyway I started landing~

@jhonnyjon987 7 жыл бұрын

Well done my friend!

@lionelvuiglio7322 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@LukeChavers 2 жыл бұрын

I love this part of the description: "Concern was to land properly and to be able to recover the aircraft easily. " .... lol .... consider rewording to: "Concern was to not die and be able to walk."

@lionelvuiglio7322 2 жыл бұрын

LOL You are absolutely correct "that" main concern is in every pilot's head when we drill our emergency patterns ;)

@minenotyours6906 2 жыл бұрын

Well done sir, brilliant!!! so glad it wasn't a crash landing in sure you were to . How long have you been flying this machine, and did it just not sound right after the misfire or did it truly fail.i couldn't really tell