GyroRons great time at Bensen Days

[GyroRon]

Well back home and half unpacked after a 11 hour drive back from Orlando. All caught up on my emails, snail mail and most of the new posts on the forum. :)

I am pretty beat so I will make this a mostly pics thread for now and when I got time I will fill in the details. I did have a blast though, and got to meet ALOT of people who post here. I also got to fly several machines as well, including GyroMikes Bensen... Bob Simmons Aircommand.... Greg Spicolas Aircommand.... CLS447's Aircommand.... Scott Lewis' 912S Dominator..... Dave Dewinters old Thumpernator - now owned by Jim Hay..... Kevin's Subaru powered Falcon..... JazzenJohns Gyrobee..... And I also got a ride with Rudy in his RAF2000 :D

Anyway here is lot's of pictures, enjoy.

[RockyMeLad]

Ron,
You must be tired...
no pictures?

[GyroRon]

pics 1-4 are of the group of us that flew to Sebring for Lunch on Tuesday. Pic 5 is Mike Boyette and crew, pic 6 is Ernie and Dick working on a ultrawhite and pic 7 and 8 is some machines flying.

[GyroRon]

pic 1 is Carl's gyrocycle with HKS four stroke on it

Pics 2-4 is Wauchula from 6000 feet AGL in my Dominator

Pic 5 is Camp GyroRon

Pic 6 is Richard - Catfish - Oxnam

Pic 7 is Bob Simmons Aircommand

Pic 8 is Chris Spadaforas Aircommand

[GyroRon]

Pic 1, Skydancer

Pic2, Chris Wilsons Monarch

Pics 3 and 4, Helicopters.....

[GyroRon]

Pic 1, Todd Powell

Pic 2, Chris Spadafora coming back from a shower :D

Pic 3, Chuck Roberg

Pic 4, Dog on a Golf Cart.....

[GyroRon]

Pic 1, Chris Spadafora and John Optigrove - spelling? - who designs ultralight helicopters

Pic 2, Tom C of New Mexico

pic 3, Golden Butterfly going out for a flight

pic 4, Gyro flightline in front of camp GyroRon

[GyroRon]

pic 1, Duanne Hunns RAF

Pic 2, Jim Logans RAF

Pic 3, Pat McNears RAF

Pic 4, Chris and Ben trying to get that Monarch back in the air

[birdy]

Chris Wilson.
If your reading this, wota your oppinions on the GFLG??.
Thanx.

[GyroRon]

Pic 1, Aircam airplane that flew in

Pic 2, Trike

Pic 3, GyroMike hanging out in Dominator country

Pic 4, Gary Goldsberry's loveable Dog

[GyroRon]

Pic 1, Gaggle of motorbikes

Pic 2, Dick Degraw rebuilding David Seaces Hirth F-30 Carbs

Pic 3, only gyro hurt was this Sort of a Dominator.

Pic 4, RotoTony and his gyrobee frame

[GyroRon]

Todd Powell trying to nap in the tent

Stan after his ride with Duanne Hunn

Me and Rudy in his RAF

Jason from Falcon insurance

[GyroRon]

Stan Foster, Rudy, Rob Dublin, Doug Riley, Sonny

Steve McGowan working on a Sparrowhawk

[GyroRon]

Chris Wilson and Machine

Todd Powell

Madenwooden

Tim Verroi and Mike Bantum

Tims Paintball gun on his Dominator

Mike showing off his legs and his ultrawhite Dominator

TLanders and his Ultrawhite Dominator

Look at this Little Wing!!!

[GyroRon]

Porta pottys after the wind we got Thursday night

Butterfly on trailer

Ken Rehler putting his blades together

Brad King and Don Parham

Tom Milton in the truck

[GyroRon]

Vance Breese

GyroMike after flying my Dominator

GyroMike and Rudy

Todd Powell coming in from a flight in my gyro

[GyroRon]

Brent Brown

Tim Blackwell and Todd Powell

Doug Riley and Larry Boyer

Rocky

[GyroRon]

Rick Martin

Madenwooden

Stan, Tom, Jim Logan

Stan and Tom

[GyroRon]

Jim Logan and Duanne Hunn

Chris and Shar

Kevin Fogleman and brother

Greg Spicola

[GyroRon]

Mike Bantum and Tim Verroi

Brad King and Mrs. Brad King

Dean Dolph

Ken Rehler

Chris Wilson

The Eilands

Scott Lewis

Ernie, Dick, Steve and many more

[GyroRon]

Larry Boyer

Mike Boyette

Steve McGowan

Louis Hartzler

Ben

Me and GyroMike

Mike Bantum and Tim Verroi Rapping a song about not using the radio

GyroMike and Rick Martin playing music around the campfire

[GyroRon]

Tent City

Neat homemade threewheeler


Kevins Falcon

Jim Hays Thumpernator

[GyroRon]

Scott Lewis' 912 Dominator

Ultrawhite Dominator

Rick Martins gyrobee

Vance Breese and Jim Mayfield

[Victor Duarte]

Hi Ron, thanks for sharing those nice pics.
seems like you all had good time.
a real pleasure to see all the rotary people for real.
thanks to the photographer ;)

[Aussie_Paul]

....for taking time and effort to post those pics. Names and faces that I have not put together before. Great stuff.

Aussie paul. :)

[PTKay]

Ron,

thanks for lots of pics.

But not just one of the LEINO,

was it just a ghost before the Bensen Days ???

PTKay

[StanFoster]

Ron: Thanks for those great pictures.

PtKay....I just posted those pictures of Ernies new machine in the Bensen Days with Ernie Boyette thread.

Stan

[WindRyder06]

Ron,
Great pictures!!! We had a great time and hope to do it again soon!!!

Birdy, I like the G-Froce landing gear. It really adds a safety factor to the machine. This will be the best thing for a new/ low time pilot when they flair too high. There has been some questions as to how it reacts on the ground. The gear is bottomed out and is not fully active until 21 secounds after take-off. Tim Chick mounted a camera on the machine to show the gear as it works. It is very cool looking at the video.

Fly Safe,
Chris

[Harry_S.]

Great show Ron. Thank you from all a' us'ns. :D


Cheers :)

[barnstorm2]

Great pictures! Looks like it was a great time. I have never seen Steve without his beard.

[LARRYEBOYER]

Ron, great pictures except I am Amish and I don't allow my picture to be taken. You stole my soul from me. Can I please have it back? :rolleyes:

[birdy]

Thanx for the reply Chris. Glad you like it, it scared the crap outa me. :eek:

I'v hear since i flew it that your not supposed to land properly, but deliberately drop it in from a few feet, which is sumthn I try to avoid. :o

[WindRyder06]

Birdy,
The only thing I don't like is the crosswind landings, if you hit a little hard on one side. It feels like you are going over and are going to trash a set of blades. Yeah it take some time to get used to it but after you do they are fun to fly with.

Fly safe,
Chris

[Screw]

Screw-In

Chris, you looked great landing that Butterfly like that, I thought it was cool! Good to see you again and look forward to seeing you in the future.

Screw-Out

[WindRyder06]

John,
I know you are ready to get back into the air. You will have a great machine with the Little Wing. I can't wait to see it when you are finished. Great to see you again and daBug, she is really cute!! Maybe at ROC I will bring one of mine to hang out.

Fly Safe,
Chris

[Sonnyj]

Hey Larry
You sound like Elvis haveing your picture takin"I'm all shook up umm humm yea yea" :) :cool:
Good meeting you
Sonny

[greg spicola]

Great Job on the pictures Ron I had a great time and it seem like everyone else did too
If you missed it your just going to have to make it next year.
Greg

[GyroRon]

bump....................