If you want to learn to fly, then learning to fly a ‘New Generation’ Gyroplane is one of the fastest ways you can be up flying solo in a safe, fully certified aircraft. Even if you have flown nothing more than a paper airplane before, it is possible to have your gyroplane pilot’s certification after just 30 hours of instruction.
This would be the average time required – just like anything there are going to be people who learn to fly faster than others.
If you already have some sort of pilots license there is a conversion course that takes around ten hours on average, depending on how much flying you’ve been doing recently.
Your training will allow you to receive a PPL (G) which is a gyroplane license. After this you will need to do 80 further hours of flying by yourself before you become eligible to receive your passenger rating, allowing you to take friends and family up flying with you.
The majority of your training is of a practical nature, although there is a small amount of theory and a few small exams that must be completed.
Once you have your solo certification, it is also recommended that you get your cross country endorsement which allows you to make longer trips than would otherwise be possible.
There is no need to pass a medical to receive your solo certification – as long as you are the current holder of a drivers license you are fine to fly in a gyro by yourself.
If you want to learn to fly one of the safest, most enjoyable aircraft on the market then an Autogyro is exactly what you are looking for.