Editing Autogyro (section)

=== United Kingdom certification ===

[[File:VPM M-16.JPG|thumb|right|A VPM M-16 commences its take-off roll]]

Some autogyros, such as the Rotorsport MT03,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1419/srg_acp_TADSGyroplane_BG01_Issue1.pdf |publisher = [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority]] |work = Gyroplane type approval data sheet (TADS) |title = Type: RotorSport UK MT-03 |access-date = 13 November 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071202131341/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1419/srg_acp_TADSGyroplane_BG01_Issue1.pdf |archive-date = 2 December 2007 |url-status = dead }}</ref> MTO Sport (open tandem), and Calidus (enclosed tandem), and the Magni Gyro M16C (open tandem)<ref>{{cite web |title = Magni M16C Type Approval Data Sheet (TADS) |url = http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1419/20110801GyroTADSBG03Iss7MagniM16C.pdf |publisher = [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority]] |access-date = 1 August 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151016104716/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1419/20110801GyroTADSBG03Iss7MagniM16C.pdf |archive-date = October 16, 2015 |url-status = dead }}</ref> & M24 (enclosed side by side) have type approval by the [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority]] (CAA) under British Civil Airworthiness Requirements CAP643 Section{{nbsp}}T.<ref name="CAP643">{{cite web |url = http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP643.PDF |publisher = [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority]] |title = CAP 643 British Civil Airworthiness Requirements Section T Light Gyroplanes |access-date = 13 November 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071202131345/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP643.PDF |archive-date = 2 December 2007 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
Others operate under a permit to fly issued by the [[Popular Flying Association]] similar to the{{nbsp}}U.S. experimental aircraft certification. However, the CAA's assertion that autogyros have a poor safety record means that a permit to fly will be granted only to existing types of an autogyro. All new types of autogyro must be submitted for full type approval under CAP643 Section{{nbsp}}T.<ref name="CAP733">{{cite web |url = http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP733.PDF |publisher = [[United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority]] |title = CAP 733 Permit to Fly Aircraft |page = 20, Chapter 3, Section 5 |access-date = 13 November 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071202131338/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP733.PDF |archive-date = 2 December 2007 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The CAA allows gyro flight over congested areas.<ref name=wag2>{{cite web |last = Van Wagenen |first = Juliet |url = http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/topstories/CAA-Removes-OverFlight-Restrictions-on-Gyropalanes_83426.html |title = CAA Removes Overflight Restrictions on Gyroplanes |work = Aviation Today |date = 31 October 2014 |access-date = 17 November 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200425235955/https://www.aviationtoday.com/2014/10/31/caa-removes-overflight-restrictions-on-gyroplanes/ |archive-date = April 25, 2020 |url-status = live }}</ref>

In 2005, the CAA issued a mandatory permit directive (MPD) which restricted operations for single-seat autogyros and were subsequently integrated into CAP643 Issue 3 published on 12{{nbsp}}August 2005.<ref name="CAP643" /> The restrictions are concerned with the offset between the [[centre of gravity]] and thrust line and apply to all aircraft unless evidence is presented to the CAA that the CG/Thrust Line offset is less than 2&nbsp;inches (5&nbsp;cm) in either direction. The restrictions are summarised as follows:
* Aircraft with a cockpit/[[nacelle]] may be operated only by pilots with more than 50&nbsp;hours of solo flight experience following the issue of their licence.
* Open-frame aircraft are restricted to a minimum speed of {{cvt|30|mph|km/h kn}}, except in the flare.
* All aircraft are restricted to a [[Vne]] (maximum airspeed) of {{cvt|70|mph|km/h kn}}
* Flight is not permitted when surface winds exceed {{cvt|17|mph|km/h kn}} or if the gust spread exceeds {{cvt|12|mph|km/h kn}}
* Flight is not permitted in moderate, severe, or extreme turbulence and airspeed must be reduced to {{cvt|63|mph|km/h kn}} if turbulence is encountered mid-flight.
These restrictions do ''not'' apply to autogyros with type approval under CAA CAP643 Section T, which are subject to the operating limits specified in the type approval.