2 states meet

[rgraffeo]

PRA Chapter 20, The Pelican State Rotor Club & PRA Chapter 6, The Mid-South Rotorcraft Club are getting together at Morehouse Memorial Airport (KBQP) in Bastrop, LA on the 19th of September.

Contact info:
Rudy Graffeo 225-715-2918 rlgraffeo@eatel.net
Bill Wieger 318-640-5656 bwieger@suddenlink.net

[Jim Edwards]

Walt Backer and I will be there with our gyros. I hope we'll fly in!
Jim

[Friendly]

How far is Russellville from Bastrop airport?

[Jim Edwards]

How far is Russellville from Bastrop airport?

About 190 miles by car.

[rgraffeo]

Looking forward to meeting you Jim.
Do you know if Thom Francis will be able to make it?

[Jim Edwards]

Looking forward to meeting you Jim.
Do you know if Thom Francis will be able to make it?

I'm sure Thom will be there, though we'll have to wait for him to confirm this.
It will be fun, fun, fun!

[rgraffeo]

Just a bump, about 2 weeks away.

[SHARKEYBROS]

Hey, anyone planing the trip to Bastrop? besides Rudy.
I no longer have the Dairyfarm, so I have alot of time and nothing to do.
So I think will try a make it.

[Friendly]

Of course!!!I am going Lord willing. and if you dont have the dairy farm, you can plan to spend a weekend uphere and we can hit the local field. You can fly over them cows and say, Man I am glad I dont gotta milk those suckers anymore!

[rgraffeo]

Sharkey,
Glad to see you will be there, so far here are the folks I've talked to
Bill Weiger, Kirk Grover, Gaspard, Ed Burke & of course the Arkansas bunch.

[jchurchman]

Work allowing, i will be there. Not sure of my schedule yet.

[Friendly]

Work allowing, i will be there. Not sure of my schedule yet.

I hope so, although, I know you need to work. I went flying at Pollock by myself this morning. I should have called you.
I was bored so I made a teeter tower bracket out of a piece of scrape aluminum, I check the tracking on my rotors, I took my ASI apart and removed the dead wasp, I got the cleaning supplys out to polish my rotors, but made a new hub bar instead. And put a new 5206 bearing in a friends rotorhead.
Can't wait to go flying with someone.

[gyromike]

I just updated the website with info on the Bastrop fly-in:

Bastrop Fly-In 2009 (http://www.pra20.com/upcoming.html)




:)

[rgraffeo]

I plan on getting there Friday & setting up camp on the field.

[Friendly]

I think Bill is joining you, I heard from triple nickel today, and he is planning on being there early as well. I hope to get off work as Friday and join you guys.

[Jim Edwards]

Just a reminder: The AR & LA fly in starts tomorrow - at least for a few of us early birds. Packed and ready to travel.
Jim

[gyromike]

Me and Mike Morgan will be there tomorrow.

[Friendly]

Rod Called and said he is still planning on heading up tomorrow, Bill and I will be there. Rudy, I repaired the brace for the tent finally!!! I have been trying to do a lot of little things to my Gyro but just can't seem to find anytime lately. I still have to get two new trailer tires and its past midnight.

[rgraffeo]

We had 11 flying gyros attend the Bastrop, LA meet this weekend.

[Timchick]

Good turnout.

[Bob Simmons]

can you put some more pictures of everyone on here for my collection of gyro buddies?

[Friendly]

Bob,
I have some more pictures but I have to downsize them. I will try to get them loaded tomorrow. That was a great fly in. Those Arkansas fellows dont leave any gas in the tank. They really flew a lot. I hope I can make Peti Jean.

[richardkennedy]

Many thanks to all the guys of the Louisiana Chapter 20 group for the gathering at Bastrop this past weekend. All of us from Arkansas had a great time, the flying was good and the fellowship great. Special thanks to Rudy for all his work providing the food for lunch Saturday and Sunday. You're a good bunch of guys to be around, we look forward to flying together again. Hopefully, some of you can come to Petit Jean mountain on Oct 10th.

[Friendly]

Richard,
That was a blast for sure, I am still trying to get Simoni USA to answer the phone so I can get my radiator. I have some video and pictures I would like to put on DVD. Would you send me an email mcarmouche2@bellsouth.net of the names of the ARK pilots with what type of machine they were flying so I can add it to the video?

[All_In]

I love seeing that many gyroplanes together. I don't know why exactly?

Thanks for sharing the fun with us!!!

[Friendly]

can you put some more pictures of everyone on here for my collection of gyro buddies?

Bob,
I threw this together early this morning, sorry, I need to do more editing to the rest of the pictures and video before I can post them. Maybe this will be a little quick fix till then.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq4MP5poqRA&feature=channel_page

[gyro19xl]

That was a great slide show Mark, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thanks, Gary

[Jim Edwards]

Mark, great pictures! I've been hoping to see someone post some. Walt and I had a great time meeting and flying with you guys. What a great bunch of people! We'll be back next year. We had to fly again after everyone left - it finally cleared to 2K'. Beautiful country, great food, good flying buddies, and wonderful support from the local FBO.
Jim

[Friendly]

I am going to put it all on DVD, there are some more pictures to add and I have some video. A couple of people asked me to slow down the slide a little bit to let you look at the pictures a little longer. So I will do that on the final cut. If anyone has some more pictures they want added send them to me in email with a good file size so they will show up well on DVD. I will make copies and Bill will mail them to your chapter. Thank you for making the flyin such a pleasant event. Man, you guys really keep those rotors spinning!!

Gary the picture of you and Mike Morgan returning in the rain is priceless!

[Friendly]

Richard,
I corrected the email address, thank you.

[D.Paymn]

Does anyone plan on attending the car show and swap meet November 21-23?

[gyro19xl]

:whip: Hey you chapter 20 boys, don't you need to update this for 2010 !

New dates Oct 16,17 & 18 - Who's drivin this boat ?

[rgraffeo]

Gary I started a new thread about this years dates last month.

http://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27031

Been working everyday on turnaround but I will be there.

[ppetrazio]

Mark,

I have acquired the Falcon 1 / Phoenix 2000 that you originally purchased from Jack Gibbs. Do you have any of the build documents still onhand or pictures of your build process? I am working to repair the wheels / cross supports and fix it back up. Any negatives that you could let me know? Did you enjoy flying it?

Jay modified the Tail and Rudder and I am think as is my CFI: Craig McPherson; that the new tail is too heavy - so having the original build documents to fabricate another tail that was original would help. Also do you know what the whole is for in front of the throttle control? and the little button on the throttle housing?

thanks,

PHIL

[hjajr]

Mark passed away a few months ago.

[cburg]

There is a fly-in at Beaumont Texas Muni this Saturday. Should be a little bit of everything.


Gary I started a new thread about this years dates last month.

http://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27031

Been working everyday on turnaround but I will be there.