How do gyroplane flight controls work?
A gyroplane has a joystick, rudder pedals and throttle. Visualize the rotor disc as a pie tin with the rotorhead under its middle. Moving the joystick to the right tilts the rotorhead to the right. This tilts the rotor disc to the right, and the gyroplane fuselage follows it. Same idea for going left. To go faster, the pilot moves the the joystick forward to lower the gyroplane nose. Pushing the right rudder pedal yaws the fuselage to the right. Rudder pedals are not usually used in turns but are used in taxiing the gyroplane, takeoffs, and landings and pedal inputs are normally needed with power changes. To climb, add power with throttle.
