"Dale Harris" wrote in
:

Why hasn't the AutoGiro ever taken off as a PAV (personal aerial
vehicle)? although cost would be a problem as well as
liabillity.



IMHO: those two issues are the main reason, along with the restrictions
imposed by local govt.

We used to have a couple of them that flew out of an rural area near
the river, the farmers complained about the noise, as did the few
homeowners in the area, As the neighberhood grew, the county
govt types enacted noise ordinances and got support from the FAA
the result they were banned from the area, along with a local
"Private" airstrip with its resident dozen GA planes.

Hell, the complainers are still trying to close down the main
GA airport here, and its been in existance since the 1920's
when all the area was rural..
Damn fools knew there was an airport there when they bought or built
their houses..