YouTube Blue Emporer Butterfly

[Greg Mitchell]

G'Day Gents,

Try this link to view Blue Emporer Butterfly at Lameroo 2007 ASRA Nationals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRQO7HD50-U

Mitch. :peace:

[barnstorm2]

Beautiful ship!

Looks like you had a great turnout with a lot of unique gyros!

.

[Greg Mitchell]

G'Day Tim,

Seems like forever since we met at Mentone 2005 drinking Triple Filtered Bundy Rum. Yes Easter at Lameroo was special.

The next day after that video was shot, I developed partial paralysis of the left arm and hand...2 1/2 months later...two discs removed and titanium plate with 6 screws in the front fusing three levels and 1" of bone cut out of the rear of four vertebrae.
That was 7 weeks ago. Pain is gone, left arm and hand slowly starting to work again. Planning another visit Stateside 09, hope to catch up again then.

Fly Safe,

Mitch.

[Heron]

Goo to hear from ya MItch!
It seems you bulked up a little?
Good job on The Blue!
Heron

[barnstorm2]

Wow! Sorry you had to go through that!

I hope you have a speedy recovery!

Mentone 05 was a great time! I hope your plans for 09 work out and don't forget the Rum I am up for another shot! (or two... or three...)

.

[Heron]

Drunk! :D
Miss you too Tim!
Heron

[Greg Mitchell]

Bulked up! Just a Tad!

See you guys year after next with Rum in hand.

Mitch

[GyroDoug]

Mitch,

Looking good !!! That looked like a great place to be flying Gyros and a good crowd to be doing it with. I can't wait until we have enough Gyroheads in my area to pull off something like that around here. Here's to a full and speedy recovery!!!!

Gyro Doug

[Rehan K.Janjua]

Hello Mitch
Thank You for sharing this nice video.

Glad you are feeling OK. Just take it easy and enjoy Life.

Best Wishes.
Rehan

[Timchick]

Mitch,
Good looking gyro. What is the length of the mast on that gyro? Also, how tall is it from the ground to the top of the rotor head?

[Greg Mitchell]

G'Day Doug & Rehan,

Glad you enjoyed it. Lameroo is one of our CFI's wheat farms. Gyro Heaven, two main runways intersecting at 90 degrees and a third comming in at the 45 degree position. You could take off and land almost anywhere as the wheat was not set. Great place for low level fun.

Hey Tim,

Mast length 67 1/2"
Distance from ground to top of head towers 88"

Therefore, clearance height is 7' 4" (88") and I built my shed door to 7' 6" opening.

Larry has achieved the same thing with Monarch with GFLG.

Cheers,

Mitch

[Greg Mitchell]

Tim,

Built the gyro van to suit....7' 6" roof height.;)

Mitch

[Friendly]

Mitch,

Looking good !!! That looked like a great place to be flying Gyros and a good crowd to be doing it with. I can't wait until we have enough Gyroheads in my area to pull off something like that around here. Here's to a full and speedy recovery!!!!

Gyro Doug

I agree with Doug.

[Timchick]

Thanks Mitch. I'm in the process of making plans to get a trailer built and I wanted to make sure it would be tall enough if I got a different gyro.

[Heron]

Adjustable top perhaps?
A cut out with fabric cover?
Heron

[Greg Mitchell]

Cheers Tim.

Another gyro Eh! One that might just be about 7'4" tall.....:D :welcome:
Butterfly really is a joy to fly, have not flown a Monarch, though I expect it's pretty much like a Butterfly.....on steroids! A pure 'fangin' machine and very stable.
Whatever you get I hope you enjoy flying it.

Mitch

[Timchick]

No plans to get anything else right now. Just trying to plan for the future.