flight stories

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Overhead join to 08 at Compton Abbas Oct 2018

by John Gledhill
Qualified Pilot
MagniGyro M16 Chiltern Park to Compton Abbas on Sunday 7th October 2018. Overhead join and finals o ...

Non stop flying 23 june 2012

by Claudio Italiano
Flight Instructor
The idea of ​​making a record flight was something that had been spinning in my head for som ...

Magni M24 Landing & Rolling on the power

by Philip Goldsmith
Qualified Pilot
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California Poppies

by Peter Kalev
Flight Instructor
This time of the year the poppies are blooming in full force in California. Last year we had a Super ...

The Conversion of a Fixed Wing Pilot

by Joe Pires
Qualified Pilot
Pedro Saldarriaga, is a great young man, enthusiastic pilot and avid videographer,  had flown w ...

Flight to Drayton St Leonard

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Even the mother in law wanted a go! We land at a Farm on the edge of the village of Drayton Saint Le ...

Gyroflight over Costa Smeralda

by Paolo De Costanzo
Flight Instructor
Un volo estivo dal golfo delle Saline (Arzachena) a Porto Rotondo ...

In flight over Lake Maggiore and the Borromeo islands

by Claudio Italiano
Flight Instructor
A flight of about an hour between roundtrips flying over the lake maggiore and the Borromeo islands, ...

In flight over Ponente Coast of (Liguria)

by Andrea Colombo
Qualified Pilot
Early Spring, warm temperatures and perfect conditions for a flight to the sea ..... obviously to be ...

Our gyro vacation in the Caribbean Sea

by Brice GRZEGORCZYK
Qualified Pilot
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Gyro Plane for law enfourcement

by Greg Vos
Flight Examiner
Being home since covid I was wondering why no-one has approached our local law enforcement agencies ...

Lex and Luke fly to Wales

by Alexis Roxburgh
Qualified Pilot
Luke's brother lives on the England/Wales border. He asked me (tongue in cheek) if I could fly him t ...

Inside the Sicily

by Claudio Italiano
Flight Instructor
A tour with my pilot friend, in the western part of the Sicilian coast, to then cross the arid and s ...

Flight over Oxford

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Flight along the river Thames right through the centre of oxford. View the beautiful college sp ...

Around the Cornish Coast in a Magni M-16 Gyrocopter

by Ofer Levy
Qualified Pilot
A wonderful gyrocopters fly-in weekend in Perranporth, Cornwall ...

Agri Gyroplane

by Greg Vos
Flight Examiner
Recently we announced that we will together with Noble Aerospace build and develop aerial applicatio ...

Instructors have a great job

by Greg Vos
Flight Examiner
Just before the unfortunate corona lockdown I had a great day with Liesl Nel, Liesl did her licence ...

Girolibre escuela de vuelo

by Rafael Girolibre
Flight Instructor
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Scottsdale Gyronaught

by Rod Martin
Qualified Pilot
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Two Gyroplanes land in the field of a tiny Monastic island in Orkney

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Only in a gyroplane/gyrocopter is it possible to cross the entire UK, refuel at major airports and l ...

Sion, Switzerland to Fairoaks,UK in a Gyro in a day

by Philip Goldsmith
Qualified Pilot
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THE SPECTACULAR LAKES NEAR ROME

by Paolo De Costanzo
Flight Instructor
Nelle vicinanze di Roma, in una zona chiamata dai romani "i Castelli", giacciono due piccoli laghi v ...

Xenon climbing at 1200ft/min

by Greg Vos
Flight Examiner
FAFK was at 15c xenon climbed out at 1200ft/m my weight 72kg and 60litres of gas 😁😁😁 With ...

Kaimai Flight

by Jean-Paul Lassale
Qualified Pilot
An early morning, father and son, flight to Wairere Falls (of which we have no photos because the su ...

4 Gyro Pilots Tour Europe

by Phil Harwood
Flight Examiner
DAY 1 Friday 5th June saw Phil Harwood (Instructor, based at York) and Kati Hedger (Events Coordi ...

Flight to Sandown on the Isle of Wight

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Flight Time: 120 mins We head south over Lymington and then across the water to the isle of wig ...

Dunnottar Castle

by David Wells
Qualified Pilot
Perth to Donnottar Castle via Montrose. ...

flying with a Legend!

by Greg Vos
Flight Examiner
In my short few years of Gyroplane involvement I have been fortunate to travel the globe to meet wit ...

Gyrocopters saving African Elephants

by Keith Hellyer
Qualified Pilot
Keith Hellyer is the anti-poaching pilot for the Wildlife Works Elephant Protection Trust.  He co ...

Flight to Kingham

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Flight Time: 100 mins We land in the back garden of the Millhouse Hotel in the village of Kingham ...

Sorvolo delle Tre Cime di Lavaredo

by Francesco Italiano
Qualified Pilot
Il 31 Luglio 2020, verso le 15:30 del pomeriggio siamo partiti dalla nostra base di Lazzate (MB) con ...

flight from cambridge to oxfordshire in a gyroplane

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Flight back from Cambridge Airport to Chiltern Park in south Oxfordshire, with departure ATC comms. ...

Engine failure training at 500ft AGL in initial climb.

by Brice GRZEGORCZYK
Qualified Pilot
Another video, by the left ...

For the avoidance of doubt, my Aircraft is the one in the foreground...

by Pauli Murphy
Flight Instructor
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volo da Nettuno a Castel del Monte

by Paolo De Costanzo
Flight Instructor
This time i've been flying to Castel del Monte, in the southern region of Puglia, where i could over ...

Flight to Henley

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Flight Time: 20 mins each way We land at Harpsden Park: a beautiful estate on the outskirts of He ...

Enroute Umkomaas from Kitty Hawk

by Ronald Purell
Qualified Pilot
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Flight to Old Warden

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Flight Time: 120 mins Old warden aerodrome is a fantastic destination situated in the grounds of ...

G-KTCH Has a new home

by Lawrence Spiller
Qualified Pilot
On Tuesday I met with James Ketchell to complete the purchase of his around the world, Guinness Book ...

A flight over the 4 Valleys in Switzerland

by Philip Goldsmith
Qualified Pilot
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Guadalajara lakes

by Sherif Essameldin
Qualified Pilot
Upon my training for my license in Spain, we took a trip from Robledillo de mohernando aerodorm to t ...

Ridgeway and Compton Downs - May 2018

by John Gledhill
Qualified Pilot
A short video of a flight along the Ridgeway from Uffington to Chiltern Park in May 2018. MagniGyro ...

A Magni M-16 Gyrocopter flight in a sunny winter day in the Chilterns

by Ofer Levy
Qualified Pilot
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Gosport to Hailing Island

by Lawrence Spiller
Qualified Pilot
The goal had been the Isle of Wight but going to and returning from gave an extra opportunity not to ...

French TV show : Carnet de vol

by Brice GRZEGORCZYK
Qualified Pilot
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Circuits in G-KTCH

by Lawrence Spiller
Qualified Pilot
Emerging from lockdown I needed a few circuits in my new gyroplane and took Clive Rose along for com ...

Along the River Thames in a Magni M16 Gyrocopter 4-2022

by Ofer Levy
Qualified Pilot
Along the River Thames in a Magni M16 Gyrocopter 4-2022 ...

Flying Over World's Highest Mountain

by Santa Bahadur Lamichhane
Flight Instructor
We are flying Gyrocopter in mountain area of Nepal for sight scene propose. Flying to the world's hi ...

Celebrated birthday in Gyrocopter

by Anna Aspgren
Qualified Pilot
This Corona-year of 2020 I really needed to celebrate my birthday in the i air, a 360-video filmed b ...

FUCZ and SBA flying school

by Haris Ramic
Student Pilot
During the COVID-19 pandemic the Federal Civil Protection Administration of Bosnia and Herzegovina i ...

Unforgettable flight to Lundy Island

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Unforgettable flight in a gyroplane/gyrocopter along the somerset coast to Lundy Island in the middl ...

Derwent Dam Dambuster Run

by Jim Ingram
Qualified Pilot
Based in Nottingham I enjoy flying over the Derbyshire Peak District.  This is a late September ...

Looking forward

by Alan Thompson
Student Pilot
Hi folks I’m Snipes and a newbie to the site. started my PPL(G) bak in the 2000 in a Campbel ...

Danny Zuma

by Danny Zuma
Qualified Pilot
Daniel Zuma grew up in the Tsavo area and as a young boy, he lost his father to a buffalo attack whi ...

School pickup in a gyroplane

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Why drive to the school when with a gyroplane/gyrocopter you can land pretty much anywhere? I pick u ...

Gyrocopter flight school

by Pierre Couder
Flight Examiner
Hello, m'y name's Peter, I've been a pilot for 25 years on helicopter and gyroplane for 10 years. I ...

Flight over Rhein river

by Sherif Essameldin
Qualified Pilot
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Landing at London Oxford

by Lawrence Spiller
Qualified Pilot
This was a suggestion from James Ketchell - around the world Gyro pilot. Don't be put of by class D ...

Flight along the coast south of Rome

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Paolo, a Gyroplane instructor based in Rome, takes me for a stunning ride along the coast south of R ...

Flight to Enstone

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Flight Time: 40 mins each way Flight over the Cotswolds with a stop-over in Enstone Aerodrome. ...

Flight to Tatenhill

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
We fly to Tatenhill airfield to pick up a friend for an unforgettable tour of the local countryside ...

Isle of Wight

by Lawrence Spiller
Qualified Pilot
Ever since gaining my licence, solo to the IOW has been my goal. Time and weather never seemed to co ...

Flight over Cordoba

by Sherif Essameldin
Qualified Pilot
I was on a visit to Cordoba while I was finishing my AESA license in Spain, and had the pleasure of ...

World Altitude record with Magni M16

by Donatella Ricci
Flight Instructor
27.556ft / 8.399 mt  8 nov 2015   ...

In Flight over Rosa Mountain 15500ft

by Claudio Italiano
Flight Instructor
I was on Monte Rosa and the Cervino in 2015, but today was a special day for me, because I went back ...

Gyro flight Cromer to Rufforth East

by Roy Armishaw
Qualified Pilot
With the problem of lockdown stopping recreational flying and a permit which expired at the end of A ...

Rejoining Nottingham City Airport Circuit Sept 2019

by Jim Ingram
Qualified Pilot
I always think aloud when flying solo - I find it helps me concentrate. It also gives me some ide ...

False Bay Flight

by Liesl Nel
Qualified Pilot
Saturday morning flight from Stellenbosch, Strand, Gordensbay, then a quick hop over the mountain to ...

Flying a Gyrocopter

by Claudio Italiano
Flight Instructor
A series of flights made with my autogyro around Italy passing from the mountain to the sea and the ...

Gyrocopter memories

by Sherif Essameldin
Qualified Pilot
This is a selection of several flights starting from my initial training 4 years ago till my solo fl ...

MAGNI VPM Fenland

by Jeremy Winder
Qualified Pilot
Having recently qualified in January and then lockdown  it's taken a while to finally take up m ...

Magni Gyro M16 Qualifying Solo Cross-Country Gyrocopter Flight from Popham to Goodwood Aerodrome

by Alex Prayle
Qualified Pilot
It was a calm, sunny day on the ground. All felt good and I was excited to do my first solo flight t ...

Swiss Gyrocopter Pilot

by Arthur Gemperle
Qualified Pilot
I am a Swiss Gyrocopter Pilot sionce 19 years with 1900 hours on my Magni M16. Distance flown eqival ...

Magni M-16 NorCal River Run

by Chris Silva
Qualified Pilot
Something I would never do in my plane... ...

Flight to Firs Farm

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Flight Time: 15 mins each way We land at Firs Farm and have lunch nearby. ...

When the deserts Turn green

by Sherif Essameldin
Qualified Pilot
It’s always hot & dry in summer all over KSA, but in the winter rains cause some green landscapes ...

Spring Flight From My PA Home

by Randall Varilek
Qualified Pilot
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Rotor Track & Balance (RTB) training

by Mike Goodrich
Qualified Pilot
I have done all of the test flying for the Smart Avionics PB3 and 4 prop and rotor balancers. Curren ...

Flight to Popham

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Flight Time: 30 mins We travel down to Popham: an airfield with friendly atmosphere and a cafe in ...

Teaching a mate from school

by Greg Vos
Flight Examiner
So I had a nice surprise a few years back, I was instructing at a local club. You know when your sta ...

Vr 360 calidus flight

by Jeremy Winder
Qualified Pilot
https://youtube.com/watch?v=5cHtkVpHD44&feature=shared   ...

An Evening Flight In Lala Land...

by Peter Kalev
Flight Instructor
As the sun is setting down, I decided to take a quick flight to Downtown Los Angeles and Hollywood. ...

A Flight up to the Matterhorn at 12,000 feet

by Philip Goldsmith
Qualified Pilot
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Greek theater of Taormina

by Francesco Italiano
Qualified Pilot
In flight on Greek theater of Taormina, Sicily. On 29 August 2019 we left the Calatabiano airfiel ...

Monte Rosa and Monte Cervino

by Francesco Italiano
Qualified Pilot
In flight on Monte Rosa and Monte Cervino. On 27 October 2019, I left with my father Claudio Ital ...

Flight to Brimpton

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Flight Time: 15 mins each way We land at Brimpton airfield and walk into the picturesque village ...

Student Gyro Flight along Coastal Alabama

by Gary Berdeaux
Flight Instructor
Private pilot, "Brad" first time flying a gyroplane along Alabama's beautiful Gulf Coast in an AR1. ...

Flying around Europe

by Claudio Italiano
Flight Instructor
It was 2009 when after 5 months of intense planning and various authorizations, I was preparing to m ...

Practicas en el aeródromo.

by Rafael Girolibre
Flight Instructor
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Monthly Gyrocopter Log M24+M22

by Keith Hellyer
Qualified Pilot
Keith Hellyer and Danny Zuma AERIAL AND FIELD MOBILE UNIT SUMMARY Aerial Surveillance Activity Ho ...

Emerald Bliss

by Peter Kalev
Flight Instructor
After a successful trip to Santa Maria, it was time to head back home to Los Angeles. As usual the c ...

Circuits at Sion LSGS, Class D Airport

by Philip Goldsmith
Qualified Pilot
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Magni M24 Landing & Rolling on the power

by Philip Goldsmith
Qualified Pilot
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Flight to oxford airport

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
Flight Time: 30 mins Oxford Airfield is an international airport used by private jets and is a tr ...

A Magnificent Flight in a Magni M-16 to Sandown, Isle of Wight

by Ofer Levy
Qualified Pilot
A Magnificent Flight in a beautiful day in a Magni M-16 from Chiltern Park to Sandown, Isle of Wight ...

Summer Flight over Northern Sardinia

by Paolo De Costanzo
Flight Instructor
Summer Flight over Northern Sardinia from Palau to Coghinas Lake ...

Flight over the roman lakes

by Tom Felici
Qualified Pilot
we fly over the two volcanic lakes in the 'Colli Romani', the hills east of Rome, with the view of m ...