The Air Command Commander Elite is a two-seat kitbuilt autogyro. Construction of the tandem-seat F-30 began in late 1999 with the first flight was made on 1 March 2000, and a public debut at Sun ‘n’ Fun, April 2000. A side-by-side version of the F-30 has been introduced.
The Commander Elite features an open cockpit with a range of options and many subassemblies preconstructed by the factory. Quoted build time was 100 hours.
With pre-drilled and anodised 6061-T6 tubular airframe, with a 5 x 5cm tubing used for mast. With an optional glass fibre enclosure, the F-30 has aluminium rudder and composites horizontal stabiliser and tailfins. The optional enclosure givies 10-15 mph higher cruise speed.
The landing gear is of fixed tricycle type with glass fibre speed fairings, aluminium suspension system with Hager wheels and brakes on all wheels, the mainwheel with hydraulic brakes. The nose wheel is fully castoring with a leg of 4130 steel tube and 6.00×6 Azusa tyres: 7.6cm tailwheel.
The pilot and passenger sit in tandem on Elite F-30 and side by side on Elile F-30ES.
Basic engine instrumentation is provided with each kit, and options include hydraulic pre-rorator and clutch reduction drive on F-30; and pre-rotator, C Box upgrade and electric start on F-30ES. Optional is a New Horizons Components gyro recovery system rocket-powered ballistic parachute. Fuel capacity is 37.9 litres in two seat tanks; and an optional 68.1 litre seat tank.

Versions were:
Elite F-30: Basic version, with Hirth F-30 engine.
Elite F-30ES: As F-30, but side-by-side seating.
Elite Mazda: As F-30, but with more powerful engine; withdrawn 2002.
Over 200 kits had been sold by the end of 2002.
The kit pricee in 2001 were:
Tandem light weight without engine: $12,570
Tandem heavy weight without engine: $14,235
F-30 Tandem, basic kit: $19,975
F-30 Tandem, all options: $24,975
Mazda Tandem, basic kit: $22,975
Mazda Tandem, all options: $28,450
The 2003 kit prices were: F-30 US$22,475; F-30ES USS21,792, both including engine.
Engine options include the 67 hp Rotax 582, 100-120 hp Arrow or the original 82.0kW Hirth F-30 driving a 68”four-blade Warp Drive propeller and 27’ x 8” Sky Wheels composite rotor blades. Tandems reach speeds up to 120 mph with a 160-hp engine or 110 mph with a 110-hp Hirth F-30, while the side-by-side can get up to only 85 mph with the F-30. A Patrol version came fully equipped with options.

Tandem
Engine: Rotax 582
Width: 5’7”
Height: 8’10”
Length: 13’5”
Empty wt: 450 lb
Useful load: 685 lb
Gross wt: 1135 lb
Min speed: 20 mph
Cruise: 75 mph
Top speed: 105 mph

Tandem 1000
Engine: Arrow 1000, 100 hp
Speed max: 105 mph
Cruise: 75 mph
ROC: 1000 fpm
Take-off dist: 300 ft
Landing dist: 0-5 ft
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft
Fuel cap: 12 USG
Weight empty: 380 lb
Gross: 1000 lb
Height: 8.9 ft
Length: 13.4 ft
Disk span: 27 ft
Seats: 2
Landing gear: nose or tail wheel

Tandem Subaru
Engine: Subaru EJ22, 135 hp
Propellor: 3 blade 68″
Rotorblades: 28-29′ Dragon Wings, Sky Wheels
Take off roll: 350′-750′
Cruise: 65-95 mph
Fuel Consumption: 3-5 gph

Tandem Mazda
Engine: Mazda 13B Rotary, 170 hp
Height: 8.9 ft
Length: 14 ft
Disk span: 29 ft
Empty weight: 700 lb
Gross weight: 1500 lb
Fuel capacity: 14 USG
Max speed: 120 mph
Cruise: 75 mph
Rate of climb: 1000 fpm
Takeoff dist: 350-700 ft
Landing dist: 0-20 ft
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft
Seats: 2

Tandem Hirth F-30
Engines: Hirth F-30, 110 hp
Propeller: Warp Drive 68″
Rotor Blades: 28-29′ / 8.53m Dragon Wings, Sky Wheels
Width: 6’2″ / 1.88m
Height: 9′ / 2.74m
Length: 13’5″ / 4.09m
Empty Weight: 490 lbs / 222kg
Useful Load: 420 lbs
Gross Weight: 910 lbs / 578kg
Max. operating speed: 177km/h
Min Speed: 20 mph / 33km/h
Cruising speed: 121-129km/h
Top Speed: 75-80 mph
Max rate of climb at sea level: 366m/min
Service ceiling: 3050m
Take-off run: 31-76m
Landing run: 0-6m

Tandem Hirth F-30ES
Rotor diameter: 8.84m
Fuselage length: 3.25m
Height to top of rotor head: 2.13m
Width: 1.70m
Max. take-off weight: 412kg
Empty weight: 141kg
Max. operating speed: 135km/h
Cruising speed: 105km/h
Min flying speed: 36km/h
Service ceiling: 3050m
take-off run: 31-76m
Landing run: 0-6m

The single-person Commander has center-line thrust to increases pitch stability and decrease drag. It takes up to a 67-hp Rotax 582 engine, but passes as an ultralight when equipped with a 40-hp Rotax 447. Cruising speeds range from 50 to 65 mph, depending on engine choice. All models can be upgraded to larger engines. Engines options include: 40 hp Rotax 447,52 hp Rotax 503,67 hp Rotax 582, and Hirth 3202 and 3203.
The Air Command Sports Elite is a kit-built gyroplane built in the USA since the early 1990s. Powered by a Rotax 532 engine, the aircraft can take off within 600 feet in still air and can land within 10 feet. The cruising speed is 60 – 80 mph.
Around 65 of the kits were imported into Britain but, after a number of fatal accidents, the aircraft type was grounded by the CAA. After several modifications type regained a flying permit and flew successfully for several years until the CAA again grounded the type.
In 2001 the kit prices were:
without engine: $7935
447 (40 hp) legal ultralight: $9875
503 (52 hp): $11,255
582 (67 hp): $12,675
2704: $12,996
2706: $14,995

Engine: Rotax 582
Rotor Blades: 25ft Dragon Wings, Sky Wheels

Engine: Rotax 447
Propeller: Warp drive 60″ or 68″
Rotor Blades: 23 ft Dragon Wings, Sky Wheels
Min Speed: 8 mph
Cruise: 50 mph
Top Speed: 63 mph
Empty Weight: 252 lbs
Useful Load: 300 lbs
Gross Weight: 552 lbs
Width: 5’7″
Height: 7′ or 7’10”
Length: 10’8″

Engine: Hirth 3202
Propeller: Warp drive 60″ or 68″
Rotor Blades: 25′ Dragon Wings, Sky Wheels
Min Speed: 8 mph
Cruise: 55 mph
Top Speed: 75 mph
Empty Weight: 275 lbs
Useful Load: 320 lbs
Gross Weight: 590 lbs
Width: 5’7″
Height: 7′ or 7’10”
Length: 10’8″

Engine: Hirth 3203
Propeller: Warp drive 60″ or 68″
Rotor Blades: 25 ft Dragon Wings, Sky Wheels
Min Speed: 8 mph
Cruise: 65 mph
Top Speed: 95 mph
Empty Weight: 275 lbs
Useful Load: 475 lbs
Gross Weight: 750 lbs
Width: 5’7″
Height: 7′ or 7’10”
Length: 10’8″