Anyone seen, got a ride in, or flown one of these?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p0H7RNVBlbs

no.....but I want one!!!

I took a few photos at Sun/Fun last year. Like the old Optica design, (which I think just needed better funding and marketing) it's a great platform for low observation missions. Like most new airplanes, it's cost prohibitive compared to the used airplane market.

http://www.seabirdaviation.com.au
The importer/USA division is in Albuquerque, NM.
http://www.seekeraircraft.com

They are marketing it as a competitor to municipalities and state government use instead of a Helicopter. Due to the lower investment and much lower hourly cost it makes sense to promote it this way. In some ways it is promoting to the same sector as a few of the gyrocopter companies, which surprises me, but yet they seem to be fairly successful with police departments using gyrocopters as observation and reconnaissance use.
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/06/0 ... es-county/
https://www.facebook.com/AutoGyro-USA-146423658764714/

May be ok at sea level but based on comments of pilots that have flown them at altitude (5,000') very underpowered and not recommended and not impressed.

They do look cool. But the great handling at slow speeds, when the it's stalling at 60 knots... to me that's not very slow...

Magnet wrote:May be ok at sea level but based on comments of pilots that have flown them at altitude (5,000') very underpowered and not recommended and not impressed.

I've had a bit to do with these since early 90's and unfortunately quite true...

I thought it said stall 46kts?

River rat, maybe that is right. I just watched the video and was watching the airspeed indicator as they were stalling it. I never actually looked at tue specs though.