aerobatic
08-12-2011, 07:03 PM
After 20 hours of training in gyro, my mind is set. I love flying my biplane, but even with my new engine, a Rotax 582, now that I've done the climb tests to recertificate it, it's clear ; I will never be able to safely bring a passenger who weight more than 125 pounds even with half fuel capacity. I could always try to loose again 40 pounds, but this time it will be as much muscle as fat...
Buying a gyro is the next logical step to me. All my lessons almost occurred in conditions that would have grounded me with the few ultraligths I've owned. Not because they cannot handle it, but because it wasn't fun anymore for me.
The Calidus have all the features I was looking for : stability, agility, visibility, enclosed and heated, and the small footprint needed to get a chance to rent a hangar space at a reasonable price at my local airport (building one that respect the local standards cost more than the Calidus itself!).
Today, I was lucky; I found a sweet spot for the baby, next to a Bell copter and a Robinson 44, in a huge hangar who could easily harbor 3 others rotary wings. And since my Auto-gyro local dealer was already selling an MTO Sport to an Ontarian client, I dipped in and ordered my Calidus to cut the transport fee from Germany in half, since two gyro can make the trip in the same container at no extra cost.
So this is it. 4 to 6 months before I will be able to sit in my own gyro. And try to sell my old homebuilt biiplane before...
Maher
Buying a gyro is the next logical step to me. All my lessons almost occurred in conditions that would have grounded me with the few ultraligths I've owned. Not because they cannot handle it, but because it wasn't fun anymore for me.
The Calidus have all the features I was looking for : stability, agility, visibility, enclosed and heated, and the small footprint needed to get a chance to rent a hangar space at a reasonable price at my local airport (building one that respect the local standards cost more than the Calidus itself!).
Today, I was lucky; I found a sweet spot for the baby, next to a Bell copter and a Robinson 44, in a huge hangar who could easily harbor 3 others rotary wings. And since my Auto-gyro local dealer was already selling an MTO Sport to an Ontarian client, I dipped in and ordered my Calidus to cut the transport fee from Germany in half, since two gyro can make the trip in the same container at no extra cost.
So this is it. 4 to 6 months before I will be able to sit in my own gyro. And try to sell my old homebuilt biiplane before...
Maher