[944Larry]

I have quite a few hours in one of the old Ken Brock (he bought out Bensen I think) gyrocopters and felt pretty safe in it. The McCulloch 72 HP engine quit occasionally but the secret was to stay over terrain where you could land safely. I did see a guy cut off his thumb propping off an Air Command gyro and he later went on to buzz some of us on the ground, doing a steep climb, and pushed the stick forward, going into a negative "G" condition. The rotor head separated fron the airframe, killing him on ground contact. If you get one, just remember they are a minimum aircraft, the least little thing goes wrong. It could end not in your favor.