Where in the rest of the world you can buy a fully assembled gyrocopter from Autogyro, ELA, Magni or Arrow-Copter, in the U.S you need to assemble at least 51% of the aircraft yourself. It has to be said that much of the innovation is happening in Europe right now, which is not so much about a lack of skill, knowledge or willingness in U.S manufacturing as it is about the regulations with regards to buying gyroplanes that come fully assembled. There are now around half a dozen top quality gyroplane manufacturers, and each of them have multiple types of gyrocopters for sale, which makes it a great time to get started in aviation by learning to fly a gyrocopter. The last 10 or 15 years have seen some great advancements in gyroplane design and engineering after a few decades of being a little bit stalled.
