Even a Numbskull Like Me Can Learn to Fly a Gyroplane

It's a gyroplane, not a gyrocopter and it's nothing at all like a helicopter. In this video, AVweb's Paul Bertorelli explains what's involved in getting a gyroplane add-on rating or even starting from scratch. Whatever the hell you call them, gyroplanes are a ton of fun to fly.

This video was shot at Blades Over Me in Sebastia, Florida last winter, before the COVID-19 pandemic.