45 degrees outside... Well then it is time to go fly the gyro!

[GyroRon]

Yes that is how cold it was today. Even worse was there was a slight mist - it has since been pouring cats and dogs tonight... - But it has been a week or two since I last flew the gyro so I dragged it out and fired it up to buzz around a while. Here is some shots

1. Here she is Warming up - I have a clutch in the gearbox, don't walk away from a gyro when the engine is running, I should not walk away from mine even with the clutch. Shame on me!

2. Warmed up and ready to go

3. View over the windshield ready to depart runway 4

4. Same view only through the windshield

[GyroRon]

Some shots of Goose Creek from the gyro

[GyroRon]

1 and 2. Me! Yes it was FREEZING up there! Wishing I had something covering my face from the cold wind

3 and 4. Views over the shoulder at the tail

[GyroRon]

1. here is a grass-dirt strip about a mile from Goose Creek. Very short and not exactly straight either! The brown dirt trail that looks like a road is the runway! There is a Cessna 170, a AG plane, a Piper Tri Pacer and a few other birds there on the ground. So it isn't impossible to get in and out, but not for the faint of heart!

2 and 3. more views of this strip.

4. McDonalds up the street from Goose Creek, My favorite place for lunch!

[GyroRon]

Back at the hangar ready to be put back up.....

[GyroRon]

Oh just thought of something.... You know how the Rotax 582 has a rep for burning alot of fuel? Well look at the first picture I posted and then the last two. This is before and after. I was up for exactly 30 minutes. I think I used maybe a gallon of fuel tops in 30 minutes! This engine is great on fuel if you keep the speed and rpm down. Cruise around 60 mph at about 5400 rpm.