Benson Days Thank You's

[Jazzenjohn]

I just got back from Benson Days and I wanted to send out thanks to a bunch of people who were there.
First thanks to MJ, Catfish, and all of the Sunstate folks who put it on. They did a great job especially after the storm that hit last Oct. Flying around there you can see the trees that had been knocked over, and there are buildings downtown that are still flattened.
Thanks to Greg and Rick for helping me get situated even though I was kinda grumpy after driving so long.
Thanks to Terry for the training. He's an excellent instructor and worked his butt off training anyone who wanted training.
Thanks to Ron for flying my gyro and giving me advice on how to take care of it and improve it.
Thanks to Herman, Bob, and all the people who helped adjust and track my blades.
Thanks to Bob, Rocky, Mike, Tony, Greg, and all who made me feel welcome and introduced me to everybody.
Thanks to Curran, Tim, Rick, and Herman for explaining the how's and why's of the assembly of my new (to me) Bee.
Thanks to everybody who showed up and made the event a success and to everybody else I've forgotten to mention.
I had a great time and I hope to see you all at Mentone this year !!

[MikeBoyette]

John, It was very nice to meet you. Thank you for attending and I am glad you had a good time. I wish you luck with your BEE.

[C. Beaty]

It is MJ, Catfish and David whom are owed the most gratitude. This crew begins months in advance with the legwork. And after Bensen Days begins, it is they who have to put up with the bitching and grumbling.

MJ, sweetie, we couldn’t do without you. You’re the glue that keeps it stuck together.

[Rotornut]

Chuck without the Support and Respect and Understanding of All Sunstate Members and PRA Members I am not sure I Could make it Stick.
I owe alot to all who have taught me and helped me in so many ways.
Even though I am not a Pilot I do Love this Sport and All involved.
When I Say I feel like We All are Family I do Mean that, but some dont and I respect that and understand.
As for you Chuck you have helped me in feeling and now knowing that you can never Ask a Stupid Question. And for you to be able to explain to me and for me to understand makes me feel and know how much you do care about all of us.
Gotta go unpack and write up an articile to post on what a Safe and Wonderful Fly-In Bensen Day was.

[tlanders]

Had a great time putting faces to names and gathering all the information I could from everyone. All was very nice and organized. Thank everyone involved.

[StanFoster]

I just got back from the best three days of my life.....except for my honeymoon.....my wife is reading this... :D

I will post many,,many pictures over the next week showing whyl

Thanks MJ and catfish....

Stan

[RockyMeLad]

MJ, Catfish, and the gang
A big THANKS! :) A most pleasant week in Florida, one night's rain not withstanding... :p
Even though I only have a half finished gyrobee, everyone (no exceptions) made me feel welcome. Now I'm fired-up to get it finished and complete the instruction to start flying it.
Rocky

[GyroRon]

Thanks to Sunstate for the Fly in

Thanks to all who came to make the event a real event

And finally thanks to everyone for putting up with me. Had a great time and got a nice tan to boot!

[scottessex]

I had a great time, sorry I couldn't spend more time with all ya'll, But I did get to see my parents, and all the gyro heads. Got home and had to re format my computer, it crapped out while I was gone.

[WindRyder06]

Thanks to the Sunstate Rotorcraft club for a great time!! It was great seeing all of you and flying in Wauchula. MJ and Catfish, you pulled off another one!! (Catfish I still have not seen that machine of yours fly....It must be a trophy.... :D ) I hope everyone made it back home safely.

Fly Safe,
Chirs

[ben]

mj catfish and the sunstate rotorcraft club, i had a great time met many real nice people and i never saw so many gyros in one place. thanks again ben

[ventana7]

MJ, Catfish, Davey and all the Sunstate crew thanks so much for putting on a great fly-in. And also for getting so many gyros tucked in the hangar for the big storm.
It is wonderful putting faces to all the names on the forum and seeing all the different ways people manage to get airborne.

We had a great time and are looking forward to Mentone.

Rob & Dee Dubin

[Doug Riley]

At the risk of being repititious, I offer a huge thanks to Catfish and MJ, and all who helped them, for putting on such a fun flying party at B-Days.

The people who set up and run flyins do a lot of grungy, tedious work before, during and after the event. They put up with a bunch more stress and hassle than most of us have to tolerate at WORK, never mind in our spare time. The folks who run these shows barely get to fly at all... they're busy running around playing cop, host, desk clerk and babysitter all at once.

I wasn't even going to attend this year, but at B-Days got closer, the thought of missing a visit with you all got to be intolerable. I'm sure glad I changed my mind.

[gyromike]

I would also like to thank MJ, Catfish, Davey, Rick, Greg, and all of the others who made this a great fly-in.

I enjoyed meeting up with old friends and new, and also putting names to faces, and faces to names.

I'm already looking forward to next year.

[GyroRon]

I am sending my thanks to Catfish and Mary Jane. Alot of others helped out, but it was those two that made it happen.

[Rotornut]

I Love it for Sunstate to Host this Wonderful Fly-In. I have so much Fun Working it and meeting new people, and seeing MY FAMILY Again. It was Great to see ALL of you again and to Meet New People.

Ben I will never Forget you, in ONE Word you are Family. Thanks for attending and making the trip down. You went out of your Way to make me feel Welcome around you. Thanks Ben :)

Doug it is Always a Great Pleasure to visit with you. So Glad you came on down.
Hope to see you in July for Mentone. Till then Take Care.

Scott Thanks for making the trip it was nice to meet you and your Parents. Hope to see more of you either in FL, SC, IN. Take Care and keep in Touch.

Mike I will be in touch with you and you know how I feel about YA...
If you dont I CARE!

John Thanks for the Kind Words and YES you will see me at Mentone. Thanks for making the trip to BD Days.

TLanders Thanks for making it down again. Glad you enjoyed yourself. Hoping you might come for some of the monthly fly-ins we will be having in Wauchula for the next couple of months, due to changes being made in Labelle.

Stan Really Glad you had a Good time and want you to come again. Look forward to spending some time Chit Chatting without me having to work. but the work was FUN.

Rocky it was Great to Meet you and to know you had a BLAST. Look forward to seeing you in Mentone if you can make it. (hope I do).

Chirs Love your Machine very Nice Looking and I love the Butterfly. Hope you make it again next year, or better yet hope you make it to Mentone in July.

Ron it is always Good to see you and visit. Hope Shannon can spare you again next year.

Rob/Dee it was Our Pleasure to have the both of you at Bensen Days. Thanks Dee for your help and patience with me. You did a Wonderful Job and at Mentone I hope we can work side by side again in the Concession stand helping out Sue Goldsberry and Ann Cook.

Many Many Thanks to ALL THE PICKERS AND PLAYERS AND SINGERS AROUND THE CAMP FIRE FRIDAY NITE. YOU ALL MADE MY FLY-IN PERFECT.

Rick Martin many many thanks to you for letting me bend your ear and for being such a darn GOOD Person. And THANKS FOR THE PICKING AND PLAYING. YOUR TOPS.

Davie Seace You are Great. Sorry about the engine but I know there will be another fly-in to hitch hike a ride at. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

Dad/Herman Yates SOOO SOOO MANY THANKS TO YOU DAD!

Shar/Chris Thanks Shar for being YOU! Chris what a Great Wonderful Person you have as a Partner. You BOTH are Wonderful. Shar its a Family thing from now on. Thanks Girl.

Mike, Charlene Bantum, Thanks for All you Both Do For Sunstate. We are so Lucky to have you Both as Members.

Scott Lewis Your The MAN! Thanks for your Kindness and your Safety Plans. Look forward to working with you more in the Future.

Roy, You know you can FLY FLY FLY!

Boo I miss you already.

Steve Mc'Gowan Congradulations!! You Sure dont look the same without the facial hair. But I still Love Boo and You.

Bud O'Neal Boy did I miss you more than you will KNOW!

Tim Verroi call CATFISH PLEASE.

Gary/Sue/Dave/PRA Thanks again for your Support and PRA'S. Hope to see you in July. Keep ringing Catfish on the land line to remind him to make plans. PLEASE. lol

Tom Milton Thank you for the info on the Chapters it is nice to have a designated person to be in touch with. Hope you enjoyed the trip.

Terry Welles Thank You for letting me bend your EAR a time or two. And Thank Susie for letting us all enjoy your company. Tell Cousin Len HI. lol

So many to Thank and to say we appreciated all you did and for making it to BD Days.
So THANKS TO ALL AND EVERYONE.

THANK YOU AND WE HOPE YOU COME AGAIN.
TILL MENTONE I WILL BE LURKING.

MJ :)

[Low'nSlow]

I too want to thank everyone who made this fly-in possible. I also want to thank everyone who had the patience to answer all my dumb and uninformed questions without making me feel as stupid as I felt.

Being a rank amateur when it comes to gyros, I've never learned so much from so many people in such a short period of time. Being able to check out so many different gyros was something I'm sure I couldn't do anywhere else.

I had thought the visibility in a sailplane was unbeatable, until I made my 1st gyro flight. What a great feeling of freedom! I may be hooked...

So when will there be a west coast fly-in?

Tom Desjardins
San Jose, CA.

[Rotornut]

Tom let us know where and when the West Coast fly-in might be and we sure will try to make it . MJ

[GyroRon]

I too want to thank everyone who made this fly-in possible. I also want to thank everyone who had the patience to answer all my dumb and uninformed questions without making me feel as stupid as I felt.

Being a rank amateur when it comes to gyros, I've never learned so much from so many people in such a short period of time. Being able to check out so many different gyros was something I'm sure I couldn't do anywhere else.

I had thought the visibility in a sailplane was unbeatable, until I made my 1st gyro flight. What a great feeling of freedom! I may be hooked...

So when will there be a west coast fly-in?

Tom Desjardins
San Jose, CA.

Tom, did we meet? Keep you eyes out for information on the El Mirage fly in in late September. It is in your neck of the woods and is alot of fun I am told. Not sure if they will have it this year or not, but you could start a thread asking about it.

[Low'nSlow]

Tom, did we meet? Keep you eyes out for information on the El Mirage fly in in late September. It is in your neck of the woods and is alot of fun I am told.

Hey Ron,
We were introduced, but didn't have the opportunity to talk. I hope to remedy that sometime in the future as I've learned a lot from your many posts! I'll look into El Mirage also.

Tom Desjardins
San Jose, CA

[Harry_S.]

MJ..Cat..et al..many thanks; much appreciated.


Cheers :)

[gyroblackwell]

MJ, Catfish, and all the sunstate club did a wonderful job this year.
I Hope you will come up to Mentone, so that Chapter 81, and the Mentone gang can show you and yours the same hospitality, friendship, and good clean fun that I was able to enjoy at wauchula !

I enjoyed talking with both of you, and look forward to this summer!

Thank you for your hard work, and for a wonderful Bensen Days !!

Timothy Blackwell

[PW_Plack]

MJ & Gang, glad to see you came back from all those huricanes! I hope to see you next year, when I'm working a little steadier.

Tom, MJ...Two words: El Mirage. The Ken Brock Freedom Fly-In is a great event, and the high desert environment is spectacular.

[Rotornut]

Paul Thanks, one year I will get there. Just not to sure it is going to be this year.
BD Days was better than I thought it could be after such bad weather we had on Thursday nite, but we had a great turn out. Bull Browns machine was blown over along with some other items. Banquet was great and lots attended.

Hope you make it next year. MJ :)

[The Rock]

Thanks to all of you at at Sunstate, particularly M.J. & Catfish, for sponsoring a great fly-in. This was my first trip to Bensen Days and it was truly a pleasure to meet so many of the people on this forum and to totally emerse myself in "gyro speak" for a couple of days. :D :D :D