What does the Training Involve?

Whether you’re a complete novice or an experienced airline pilot all of our training covers the principles of gyrocopter flight that you’ll need to become a competent and qualified pilot.

We start with Ground School, a classroom based theory course that progresses through the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approved syllabus for autogyros [PPL(G)].

Whilst working through Ground School students also participate in flight training which offers the ability to get hands on and start putting the theory into practice.

This Dual Stream approach to training is designed specifically to help students develop their intellectual understanding at the same time as developing the physical, or kinetic, learning they need to master to become successful and safe pilots.

The AutoGyro Flight Academy dual stream system also optimises students time and energy to ensure they get the most out of the days they train with us.

As a general guideline we find that pilots with experience of operating other types of aircraft take approximately 25 hours of flight training to become qualified, wheras people with no prior flight experience take around 45 hours of flight training to become qualified.

The PPL(G) syllabus covers

Basic Flying

(effects of controls, start-up, taxi and shut-down etc.)

Upper Air Work

(flying a straight track at constant altitude, climb & descent whilst

turning etc.)

Rotor Management, Take Offs & Landings

(take offs, landings, hops etc.)

Emergencies

(engine failures, emergencies, recovery from unusual attitudes etc.)

Advanced Flying

(slow flight, fast flight, zero airspeed descents etc.)

Cross Country Flying

(precautionary field landings, navigation etc.)

General Flying Test

(pre-test, actual test etc.)