Accident Reports

Rotorsport UK MT-03, G-CEYX

The student pilot was departing on a solo cross-country flight in fine weather. He lined up on Runway 100 and, in accordance with the normal take-off proceedure, selected full forward cyclic before he engaged the pre-rotator.

The student pilot reported that, during a normal take-off, once the rotator has reached 220rpm, the pre-rotator should be disengaged, the brakes released, the cyclic moved fully aft and the throttle advanced. Having carried out these actions, as the gyroplane increases speed down the runway, the relative airflow will accelerate the rotor and at about 340 rpm the gyroplane will become airborne....