gyrocopter suuuuuucks

[jack]

make it faster! wtf man that thing sucks ass. all that work just for a heli that is slow as crap. worthless. make it faster

[Chaophim]

It is a boat motor jury-rigged for flight, not a jet engine. If you want THAT upgrade, you have to make some breath boost and take about 5 air tanks with you wherever you go because you're gonna be holding your breath for quite some time, especially if you think the devs will go jumping backwards through flaming hoops just because you snapped your fingers, stomped your feet, and demanded that they cater to your whims in a manner that would make most toddlers seem mature by comparison.

Should you, at some point, decide to show a bit of "adulting", maybe you could think of a plausible engine upgrade that could be constructed in-game and hit the "Ideas and Suggestions" subforum and politely suggest the idea in a post.

Politely.

[Warlords Welt]

Originally posted by jackmckfreely:

make it faster! wtf man that thing sucks ♥♥♥. all that work just for a heli that is slow as crap. worthless. make it faster

lol pls play Pokemon thats the right game for you i think

[Omen3608]

I take it this is supposed to be a suggestion, right?!

Moved...

[STo/2mi]

No the guy has a point, its alot of work, and lvl ups for a vehicle that is less affective than the boat engine. It should be alot faster for the amount of fuel it consumes

[Chaophim]

Originally posted by SToRMi:

No the guy has a point, its alot of work, and lvl ups for a vehicle that is less affective than the boat engine. It should be alot faster for the amount of fuel it consumes

It being slower and less effective is a good thing, considering realism.

I mean, look at the recipes - the only things that gyrocopter parts are used for are the frame, cockpit, and rotor, the latter being the only part that actively touches the engine.

And, even then, it is only adding to the engine's workload and not boosting its efficiency.

Think about it. The boat motor alone was designed and load rated to push a boat along a viscous surface (water).

Retrofitted/modified into the gyrocoptor, it now has to lift its own weight, the frame, and the survivor up against the pull of gravity - something it wasn't remotely designed to do which is one reason it conks out at the top of what is still a relatively low altitude.

Think about it this way - take an ordinary box fan that has, essentially, a "propeller" on it via the fan blades, strap it on to the back of a canoe, and compare its speed against an actual outboard motor on the same boat.

Then take the same fan and hold it above your head, telling us how fast and high you flew that way.

You can't. Why? Because the fan will barely move the boat (if it does at all) and won't lift you off the ground. Why? Because it isn't rated for it.

If you want to fly higher and faster, just use god mode and make helicopter sounds with your mouth while pretending. Don't break the "realism"/game for others.

SMH

[Belial]

Originally posted by Chaophim:

If you want to fly higher and faster, just use god mode and make helicopter sounds with your mouth while pretending.

:D thx for good laugh

[Nacho Meal Ticket]

Go into the json file and search for VEHICLE_HELICOPTER, change the mass from 5 to 1 and it is much more responsive + faster. Personally this is how i'd make the heli perform except for the accend/decend....needs to be a little slower.

[KaosKnite]

Gyrocopters may not be all that fast but I bet they are much faster than a weed whacker motor pushing a big raft with metal barrels, a person, and containers around in an ocean with waves and currents. I don't even bother building the gyrocopter any more because of how slow,fuel hungry and useless it really is. Also there are some newer gyros that can fly up to 112 MPH. So I agree with the suggestion to make it faster and also if wind is a factor in it's performance (which it seems to be) how about adding an ADS (air direction sensor) to instrument panel. If that is too "high tech" then maybe have the ability to craft a wind sock out of canvas and sticks or something.

[fabricator77]

What do you expect for a aircraft powered only by fermented potatoes ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BY7-LgF7d4
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