Has anyone else noticed that for most of the recent accidents in gyros, it is the extra unnecessary poop that is added to machines that seems to bring them undone? As an example, a few fatalities which were likely caused by the door not being latched properly and coming open on takeoff.... not that the door opening was alone the cause of the accident, it was the fact that the pilot needed 2 hands to latch the door in flight and if he let go of the stick, the machine would roll left..... Add to this, the door latch mechanism is in conflict with the throttle lever
...... some of the machines are getting so heavy with 'extras' that they have to land faster than gyros should, risking tipovers on landing..... wide fancy pods blanketing small tails..... pilot forgetting to turn on #2 gas pump..... we had someone forget to tie his prerotator actuator cable securely across the back of the engine, naturally it found its way into the prop bolts and pulled the cable which was connected to the joystick lever. The cable pulled the joystick back, the pilot pushed the joystick forward, the cable snapped and the stick went way forward and over she went...... flat tires that cant be seen under fancy tight wheel pants, or cant be seen because of the canopy.... then a heavy machine having to land as fast as a spam can... post crash fires caused by rupturing gas tanks setting fire to composite bodywork and plastics.... It just seems to me that these days the machines have become very heavy and complicated and so much 'stuff' on them that there is far more to go wrong with them..... where in the past the main cause of accidents was either shoddy construction or pilot error, these days the instruction is easier to get and much better quality.... the FAA and ASRA are on top of construction quality and methods.... but now the machines are getting bigger and heavier and more cluttered with 'stuff' that tis seems to be a major contributing factor in accidents 
Bring back simple I reckon.... if folks don't want to be always doing cross countries, a much more basic, open frame machine is all they may require.... all a play gyro needs to be is simple, light weight and a reliable, powerful enough engine/prop....they can be so much fun, and so little to go wrong with them
Today you can choose between a dozen different/identical $80,000+ machines.... to me it is a shame that no one seems to offer a precision built, basic, open frame machine at a realistic price
Does anyone else miss the good ol' bad ol' days?
It even has mags that make it look like a hotrod 
