Taxiing

Aim:

To manoeuvre the gyro safely on the ground, with and without rotors turning, at an appropriate speed, and stopping at nominated points.

Considerations:

Speed Control

Power

• Throttle
  • Hand operated
  • Push forward to increase power 
  • Pull back to decrease power 
  • Controls Engine power and thrust
• More power - more thrust - faster groundspeed
• Less power - less thrust - slower groundspeed 

Inertia 

• Start-off         
  • increase power
• After start-off
  • decrease power
• Moving       
  • power or brake
  • fast walking pace
• Stop           
  • Nose wheel straight
  • Close throttle
  • Apply brakes
   

Surfaces

• Smooth, draggy, rough, wet or dry

Slopes 

• Uphill, downhill

Turning 

• Dynamic rollover

Wind 

• Headwind, tailwind

Directional Control 

• Pedals 
  • Nose wheel 
  • Rudder/Slipstream 
  • Push left pedal - nose turns left
  • Push right pedal - nose turns right
• Differential brakes
  • Tighten turn radius
• Cross wind
  • Weathercocking
   
• Camber

Control Positioning

• Blades turning     
  • stick forward and into wind 
• Blades stationary - depending on type
  • stick fwd or
  • stick back
   

Aircraft Management: 

• Avoid using power and brake together
• Throttle and Stick 
  • Grip
  • Smooth operation