Andy Ross wrote:

And since the rotor is spinning, it produces all sorts of
non-intuitive behavior like the 90� precession phase shift (try to
roll it left, it tilts forward, etc...).  It's ugly. :)

This one happens with single-engine airplanes as well. If you yank the nose up suddenly, you get a yaw to the left; if you push the nose down suddenly, you get a yaw to the right. I can imagine, though, that the effect is much more dramatic with that big gyro spinning up top.



All the best,



David



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