Bastrop, Louisiana Fly-in 9-10 to 9-12

[Chuck Irby]

This was a really great fly-in and we had a wonderful turn out, the best Louisiana Chapter Fly-in that I have ever attended.

You can tell by some of these shots that I am really a great photographer too.

[Chuck Irby]

This fly-in was right up there with "SX Days". I wish you all could have been there

[Chuck Irby]

Mike probaly won't admit it, but I don't think he had any severe dislikes with it.

[Chuck Irby]

A few more shots

[StanFoster]

Chuck: Looks like you guys had as much fun as we did at Shelbyville.. :)

Gyros are awesome.... :D

Stan

[GyroRon]

How about posting the names of all the people in that one pic Chuck? I know that is BogMan - Miles Mason - on the far left with Mike Morgan beside him and that is you - the Old Fart with the EX Days shirt on.... Who is the other guys?

Looks like a good turn out. Who flew in with the J-2? What did Mike G say about flying the Dominator, and was it his first flight in one?

Good pics though and looks like you all had a blast. ROC is coming up quick and I think to all of you who haven't gone before, it will be worth the trip...

[jucie]

Great, Chuck. Thanks for sharing.

[Chuck Irby]

Stan, we did have a great time, and I know ya'll did too. Gyros are abosolutely the best toys kids like us could have, huh?

I didn't get the totals, but I think I heard that we had either 16 or 17 machines there and maybe 40 or more people. I'm not sure. How were your flights to and from, Stan?

Ron, you reckon I could ever do anything that would please you? :D

Mike G said, Eehhh . . . . it's okay! Rod Reed flew it also, and he thought it was okay too. I think their biggest objection might have been that it was too close to CLT, maybe.

The guy in the red shirt is Bob Simmons. I got to cut off his shirt tail yesterday. He soloed yesterday morning and did a bunch of crow hops today. He is to be congratulated, big time.

The guy in the orange shirt is Virgil Jones. He is the owner of the J-2.

Rudy Graffeo is the one in the white shirt. He has the white RAF.

The last guy on the right, I think, is Hubert "Peanut" Cavalier. It's kinda hard to tell in this pic. If that's not correct, Someone will correct me, I hope.

Jucie, thanks a lot!

[jawbrey]

i really enjoyed geting to see everyone flying gyros and picked up some good info . it was good to meet yall

[Chuck Irby]

The same to you James. Super nice meeting you. Glad you were there.

[GyroRon]

chuck, I wasn't trying to piss you off or give you a hard time. I just was curious who these people were. All the time people post pics from fly ins of mainly machines, but rarely does anyone take the time to post pics of the people and put a name with the face. I just wanted to know who those people were.

And hey.... Why didn't you offer me the invite to fly Black Beauty? :D

[StanFoster]

Chuck: The flights to and from were the best part. :D

Going down,..I took off at the earliest light....coming back....I came back in the afternoon with lots of thermal activity....but it was a very relaxing flight. I flew at 5500 ASL because down low I had a little headwind...but the higher I went..the headwind turned into a tailwind.

Stan

[gyromike]

Mike probaly won't admit it, but I don't think he had any severe dislikes with it.


Well.........

The left main tire was about an ounce heavier than the right...
The rudder pedals were about 1/64th" too far away...
The instrument panel could have been tilted back another 0.3501 degrees...

(damn, I've been reading too many of Ken J's posts!)

Actually, Chuck I like it alot. Maybe a little too much! I was getting getting some strange ideas on the way home. So was Rod Reed. Thank you very much for letting me take it up. Twice!

Ron,

That was my first Dominator ride, and it certainly lives up to it's reputation. I felt comfortable with it right off the bat. I'll have to write up a little flight report later.
Oh yeah...did I mention that Chuck let me fly it twice? :D

[Friendly]

Ron , they forgot to tell you the local police showed up and clocked Chuck at 91mph . If he could have got that squad car it the air he might have given him a ticket. He said he had reports all day of Alien Mosquitoes. lol

[scottessex]

Hey Chuck, NICE SHIRT! Looks like you all had a great time! I wish I could have been there. Nice pics too.

[Chuck Irby]

Ron, I know that you know that I was joking with you above, you AH. :D
Ron, to answer your other question, since I saw what you did to Tom Carlisle's red Dom at BD,s . . . I'm joking again. You've flown Dom's, so you already know how they fly. I have a deal with Ernie, I'm his outside sales rep. :D

Stan, sounds like some nice flights. How far was it?

BTW, that shot of the airport was taken from my altitude record height, 3750' agl.
And even at that height I was still well below the top of the haze.

Mike, I probably enjoyed watching you and Rod fly the dirty black Dom more than you did flying it. But I am also blessed that you liked it.

Mark, my friend, it was a pleasure meeting and visiting with you.

Scott, Thanx man, That's my favorite shirt because of the great time it represents and the fact that Phil made it. I sure wish you, Phil, Screw and Ron could have been there.

[Chuck Irby]

Pic 1, Gary Hall loading up
Pic 2, Gary, with a story that will have to be told by him.
Pic 3, Mike M and Mike G
Pic 4, Dustin Howell's Sporty. He let me take for a little run around the pattern. Very nice bike.

[scottessex]

Hey Chuck that bike looks good on you!

How does Dustin fit on a sportster? He's a Big Boy!

[Chuck Irby]

Pic 1, another shot of Gary. Ya'll need to get him to tell the story behind this. Pic 2, Miles Mason and me getting our early morning exercise. Pic 3, Early morning flight, and #4 is another.

[Chuck Irby]

These shots are out of order, the one on the runway was just prior to lift off. Otherwise, I think these are self explanatory.

[Chuck Irby]

Richard Kennedy, Rudy Graffeo, Virgil Jones and one more shot of Bob's solo run.

[MMorgan]

Chuck and Ron:

When Mike G. stepped out of the Dom after the first flight he said "Do you want to buy a Bensen."

It's safe to assume he thought it was a great flying machine.

[Chuck Irby]

Thanks Mike. I sure am glad you guys were willing to drive that far to get there. The fly-in just wouldn't have been the same without you guys from the Southern most part of the state.

I'm looking forward to the fly-in at "Thibodeaux Field" (not sure about the spelling, but I know how to pronounce it). But since you all live around there, you need to put those who have to drive the longest distances up in your homes to help pay for our expenses. :D

[scottessex]

It must really stink being retired!

[Chuck Irby]

Scott, Bill Wieger flew his machine with my old ugly 12' blades, and it looked like he was doing okay with them. He had to use a 2' bar to make it work on his machine. So he flew them as 26's, and I'm sure he could have gotten them smoother had he had the time to make adjustments, etc....

BTW, that's the first time they have been uncrated since BD's. They are pretty descent looking blades, straight, and probably less dings than the ones I just bought this past May. Also, it won't take nearly as much polishing as I was thinking it would.

[gyromike]

Here is a shot of Bill Wieger about to go up with Chuck's blades. I don't have one of him flying.

[Chuck Irby]

#1, Two of the South Louisiana Mafia's machines.
#2, Bill Wieger's machine
#3, I was hoping the Bird Man could tell me what these strange looking animals are. I spotted them during one of my early morning exercise sessions.

[scottessex]

Wow! he flew them as 26's!? Why so much blade?
My gyro will weigh around 300lbs, and Ernie said 25's were too big,

Opinions? If ya'll think they will work I will give it a try.
Looks like I may have to make a road trip. :)

[Chuck Irby]

#1, I think this belongs to Bill Wiese. It sure was good to see you again, Bill.
#2, Another shot of one of the S L Mafia's machines.
#3, A better shot of Richard Kennedy's AC. It was really good to see you again also, Richard. You Arkansas boys really add a lot to our fly-in's. Thank you all, even Gary Hall, for joining us. It was a great get-together.

[Chuck Irby]

Scott, we didn't have a good way to chop them off at the time. :D The one foot bar would not clear his pre-rotator's (two).

[gyromike]

Almost Chuck,

The Bensen with the orange tail is Mark Carmouche's, a.k.a. 'Friendly' on the Forum.

[Chuck Irby]

Mike, thanx for the correction. Sorry guys!

Mike, I hope you're planning to post more of the pictures you took (try to post about 50, at least). I'm sorry my aerial shot's weren't any better than they were. I took many, but only a few were even half good.

[Chuck Irby]

#1, A good shot of Dustin Howell. Thanks for joining us Dustin. Thanks also for the Sport Pilot briefing and for letting me take the scooter for a little spin.
#2, It sure was fun flying with you, Gary Hall.
#3, Mike Morgan
#4, I was beginning to think Mike M was going to land in the hay field. I enjoyed flying with you too, Mike Morgan.

[scottessex]

Great pictures guys! Looks like a fun time. Did ya cook up any Cajun food?

I'd like to see a few more pics of that J-2, looks like you had a good turn out, hopefully I might be able to squeeze that one in on my calander next year.

[Chuck Irby]

Scott, sorry it took so long to get back to you. No, the 25' blades would definitely be too long for you. Back to plan 2, huh? Just let me know when you know.

I've been at my mom and dad's getting their generator up to speed just in case Ivan pays us a visit.

No real sho nuf cajon food, but plenty of great seafood both nights.

Now, per Virgil and his fuel burn, you don't want a J-2. It is a fine machine and he flew it down from Magnolia, Arkansas I think, which is about 85 miles, which means it took him about one hour to get there. I think he cruises at 85 MPH.

Virgil, Mike, someone, please correct me if I'm incorrect.

[gyromike]

Sounds about right Chuck. I also seem to remember Virgil saying that the fuel burn was around 12 GPH.

[Chuck Irby]

Mike, thanx for the conformation. Now, when'r you goin' to post some of the pics you took?

[gyromike]

I gotta go through them and crop and compress them first. I took 140 pictures, and they're around 900Kb in size, and 22 inches wide!

Here's a couple quick ones though:


Chuck Irby
Me in Chuck's Dominator. I felt like a little kid in a hi-chair! Look like one too!

[Bob Simmons]

I want to thank every body for thier support in making this the most memorable experiance I have had in a very long time. I plan on understanding how to make use of this (tool) web site, so I can tell my story. Ever body helped me. Gary, you showed me that all the training I took paid off, because man! It sure saved me when i was behind the curve. Thanks Gary. Bob Simmons

[bogman]

Bob Simmons fixing a rock peck in Chuck Irby's prop

[Friendly]

Hey guys, if you can tell me how to post these 4 meg pixels pictures to the forum I will try to post some.

[bogman]

Bob Simmons Air Command

[bogman]

Hello Mark, hit new posts and read the "Graphics Tutorial" by Todd.

Also the "Inserting pictures 101" by Mike G. is good too. :)

[Friendly]

well , between Todd & Mike , I got something to upload. Bob with his shirt cut by Chuck, he soloed, Mike Gaspard still flying in the afternoon, a classic Benson down to the rotor blades

[Friendly]

The line up was fantastic, Just like a bannana, no matter which end you start with ..its still good. Another shot of that simple Benson.

[CLS447]

Now that is a nice lineup! Did Bob S build his AC gyro?

[Chuck Irby]

Nice shots Mark. Now go ahead and post a bunch more.

Chris, thanks for the nice comment. We had a blast. Sorry, but I don't remember the answer to your question , though.

The shots below: 1, Mike G down below. 2, Nice little house SE of the airport 3, From over the hanger and ramp. 4, Virgil Jones, Bill Wiese and his wife.

[bogman]

Chuck, he said that he bought it complete but basically had to rebuild it.

[Chuck Irby]

Thanks BogMan. Now post some more of your pics. The ones I've seen were great.

Bob, the place that you repaired on my prop is still just like you left it. Thank you for a great repair job. I'm looking forward to our next fly-in already.

The pics below: 1, I think this is one of the Sharkey brothers. 2, Bill Brakefield on the left and Bill Wieger. 3, Me on my way up to 3750 agl. My whole climb was at 5640 rpm and at 45 to 46 mph air speed. A very enjoyable trip, especially coming down. Notice the air temp on my EIS.

[bogman]

Richard Kennedy and his beauty

[bogman]

Chuck, was this Gary Hall's gyro?

[bogman]

Mike, do you remember who these two guys talking to you were?

[bogman]

Mike Morgan and his AC

[gyromike]

Mike, do you remember who these two guys talking to you were?

Nope.

Guess I' had better start writing down names too! :rolleyes:

[Chuck Irby]

Miles, Yes, that is Gary's machine with the black and red tail. You need to go back and look at all the pics on this thread, Miles. :D

Thank you Miles for the pics. I'm looking forward to many more from you and 100 or more from Mike Guespaaaard'.

[gyromike]

Thank you Miles for the pics. I'm looking forward to many more from you and 100 or more from Mike Guespaaaard'.

Almost there Chuck.
Gotta roll that 'R', and the 'D' is silent ;)

A few more pics:

Bill Wiese
Gary Hall and Bob Simmons
Mark Carmouche
Rudy Graffeo
Bob Simmons and Gary Hall
Pat O'Neal, Bill Brakefield, Rod Reed, Richard Kennedy, Joe Coon (standing)
Richard Kennedy
Rod Reed

[Friendly]

remember the tractor gyro from Ark. with the neat clutch drive for the HYD prerotator? and Bill Brakefied 's gyro was there although he did not pull the beautiful KB2 out. (it for sale too.) and of course the club glider.

[Friendly]

The glider which gave me my first gyro ride and sealed my addiction. I had it so bad I bought that yellow thing. HaHa, I did not even have a trailer big enough to haul it to Bastorp. But I,m getting ready for Marksville........

[Chuck Irby]

Gotcha, on the pronunciation, Mike.

Nice shots Mike and Mark. Keep em coming!

[Alan Coats]

Great photos, guys. Thanks for sharing them.

Looks like you had a great fly-in. I really wish I could have been there, but the 9 hour drive was a little too much for me. Maybe next time, when I'll have something to fly.

Alan