The Gyroplane Flight Manual (Paperback)

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This is the world's most popular book on amateur-built gyroplanes. It introduces these unique helicopter-like aircraft that have become popular worldwide for sport flying. Thousands of pilots now take to the sky in these small, maneuverable aircraft that they themselves have built.

This book tells what gyroplanes are like, how they fly, and how to learn to fly them. It contains a section on selecting the best gyroplane for your individual needs. It discusses frankly the risks of flying these aircraft and provides information on flying safety. There's a pilot report that lets you feel a real flight in a gyroplane and a troubleshooting guide for beginning pilots.

This book contains hard-to-get information on where the gyroplane came from and current popular models of gyroplanes. It has many photographs and illustrations.

Author Paul Bergen Abbott is a veteran gyroplane pilot who recently received the Gyrocopter Pioneer Award from Hofstra University for his aviation journalism, which includes this book, plus another book, "Understanding the Gyroplane," along with other books and magazine articles, and experience as editor/publisher of Rotorcraft magazine. Abbott is also the editor of a book by Igor Bensen, the inventor of the Gyrocopter, "A Dream of Flight."

Abbott wrote the original edition of "The Gyroplane Flight Manual" in 1977 and has continually updated and expanded it. This is the seventh edition of this popular book.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Abbott Company; 6th revised edition (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888723009
• ISBN-13: 978-1888723007
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #674,600 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for intro to gyros, August 7, 2001

By	Evil Genius (Pilesgrove, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

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I am a fixed wing private pilot and have been considering flying gyros for some time but could not find much information. The gyro plane flight manual will give you the knowledge you need to decide if a gyro is the right for you. It contains basic inforamtion on picking the type of gyro and equipment that will fit your needs. Paul Abbott has also written Understanding the Gyroplane which explains the priciples and flight characteristics of gyros.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Basics Basics Basics, January 15, 2006

By	A. Amaya (Miami, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Very basic descriptions. Seems like an advertising promo for gyros, sometimes it takes aside objectivity when comparing the gyro tehcnology with helos and planes.

Also IMHO a little old material.