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Autogyros trade engine power for lift just like a fixed wing aircraft...after a lot of hours in a helo(s) (Bell, Kaman, Sikorsky, Mcy'D and Boeing) as long as the big fan turns, I'm at home. And I'll set it down in your yard if I have to after the lights go out.
I'd much rather trade altitude for rotor energy in an auto than glide in fixed wing after a loss of power.
Compared to Joe and Tim I have nearly zero hours in fixed wing appliances (just over 1000 and most of which you could get out of prior to deceleration trauma) so I'm a tad jaded.
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1996 FJ80.
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