"would just end up Denvering myself "
Ouch.
"VTOL"....
I just came across jump-up gyrocopters.. Apparently power is applied to both the rotor through a clutch and of course the propellor, with the pitch on the rotor set to no-lift until it spins up to lifting speed, then the collective pitch is suddenly set on full and the gyrocopter shoots straight up. From then on, the propeller provides enough speed to autorotate the rotor so you disengage it and off you go. Vertical landing is also accomplished by autorotation.
I can't get videos on this computer, but there are a couple of them out there showing this trick. One of the first gyro developers (not Sikorski--- Santos-Dumont, maybe?) used this technique.
Apparently, these gyros are pretty cheap and could probably take off and land on your parcel without scaring the horses and having a runway subtract from your grazing animal units. :)
Terry, firmly grounded, but still periphally interested in aero stuff.