Thanks for all the responses.

I would like to clarify some of my thoughts .......

#1   My mention of the balloon was misleading.  I don't want a ballon  
for floating ..... I want a parachute that opens and deploys in one  
second.  It seemed to me that in order for this to happen, the  
parachute must be opened with gas pressure.

#2  I can see that flying between mountains that have not been sussed  
out ahead of time could be scary.  I want to autogiro where the  
obstacles have all been cataloged.   I want to create an autogiro  
corridor between Denver ( near Denver ) and Pueblo, Colorado .   I  
don't want to fly more than 500 feet off the ground.  My understanding  
of the glide characteristics ( which may be incorrect ) of an autogiro  
make it possible to pick short landing spaces and do a "flare landing".

#3  By adding a second engine perhaps I can reduce failure to a 50%  
loss of power and the ability to choose a "safe" landing.

#4  My intention is to make autogiro with a crash cage that survives  
40 mph with 4 point support for the inhabitants plus a seat that is "  
locked " into the crash cage.  I would want to protect for pieces of  
the autogiro flying around chaotically.

#5  I want the autogiro to be able to shift to fixed wing flight in  
the air  ( and back again ) and go from 80 mph ( 129 kph ) in autogiro  
mode to 140 mph ( 225 kph ).   All of this this may be an unattainable  
dream ....

#6  I want a dual ( or triple ) redundant virtual instrument panel , I  
want GPS terrain maps digitally displayed , I want the rotor and stuff  
that could fall apart instrumented to a extreme degree.

#7   Super dream ......   I want flat packs strapped to the chest and  
back of the passengers that activate in free fall or manually to  
create a "fall ball" around the user that slows their descent to the  
ground and then provides adequate cushioning to stop them safely.     
Maybe a new sport.

Best

Gus


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