The Calidus Autogyro designed and manufactured by Autogyro GmbH and launched in 2009 has got to be the ultimate personal joy ride machine by far I’d have to say.
Well may be you have your own tastes.
But for me this has got to be it, for now.
It is cheaper then conventional helicopters and ultra light planes.
It is practically safe to ride because of the principle behind how it is flies.
It does not need long run ways to take off or even land.
You can travel cross country with it and visit families in the rural country.
You could even take it home with you.
Just some of the benefits about it.
How cool is that? And that is why I love it.
I am from Papua New Guinea and it has one of the most rugged and mountainous terrain with untouched virgin jungles and forests in the world; making it of one the most difficult to travel practically by road.
So the only way to get around the country, ever since, is by air.
It is expensive but that is how this country was built; through aviation transport and services from the shores to the inlands and the highlands.
The only national airline carrier in PNG is Air Niugini and it has a monopoly on the airline industry in PNG.
There are other third-air line such as, MAF and Airlines PNG but Air Niugini has aerodromes in all the provinces of PNG.
Getting back to my personal choice for the ultimate joy ride machine, the Calidus Autogyro would make personal cross country movement a lot cheaper in PNG I reckon especially for those daring enough to take a ride in one of this sky “motorbikes” ;)
To fly a factory made autogyro such as the Calidus or the Gyro MTOSport you would require a gyrocopter pilot license.
By the way, I don’t know how to fly a conventional airplane or a chopper yet but I read you can fly a gyrocopter quite easily with about a minimum of 30 hours of practical flight training plus theory and exams.
Imagine what it would be like to go flying early in the mornings or late in the afternoons just before the sun rises or sets. The views would be just spectacular.
Have you flown an autogyro before? What was it like? It must have been a rush your first ride.
Be sure to tell me more about your adventure ride in an autogyro by leaving me a comment.
I got to go now.
Chat soon!
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