caribean fly-in

[Caribean_gyro]

I am planning to held a 3 day flying in PR the second week of June. First problem was how to bring US gyro to PR. SOlution get SEA star freight company to sponsor a container. Well I am almost there on getting a container departing Jacksonville FL. So right now I am trying to see what will be needed to bring a container full of gyro's or ultras for the show and to ship them back. So if you have a dream of flying next to the ocean and come to the island for vacation . Stay in touch.

I know there will be some cost but right now we are trying to get sponsor as an international event. It wont be sun/fun but FUn and a lot of SUn yes.

Now my next request what can we have in the show. beside a bunch of gyros flying. we have a skydive school so we will have some of that in the air. several vintage aircraft to show up. CAP to help on the ground, US custom heli a dolphine, perhaps fedex caravan. I am open to suggestions and help. The night party I have that one plan al ready.

Chuck Peterson

[joeheli]

Oh, yes!! I remember that site, that is my beutifull island
and my new playground ;D

[Chuck Irby]

Thank you Chuck. That's beautiful. How many gyros are there in PR?

[Caribean_gyro]

build we have like 15. flying regularly 5. Many people learn the old bensen way . So they are operating in ultrlight class. I am trying to bring them to the airport , have them polish there flying tecnics and have thewm flying more reguilarly.

Chuck

[Chuck Irby]

That sounds like a good plan Chuck. I hope it works out well.
Do a good job with Jose.

[Heron]

Jose has probably the worst case of "gyro bug" I ever seen,
the man is on fire!!!
Go Jose!
Heron

[Chuck Irby]

Heron, I agree about Jose.

When are you coming down for a visit?

[joeheli]

I AM ON FIRE!!!! ;D ;D ;D , Yes !!! I just got my first lessond with Charles and it was great, alote of theory,
Videos etc.etc . and FLYIN TIME ;D!!! Charles is a good
teacher he enjoys what he does.

As you can see Charles is planning an activity , we hope
see you guy here. :D :D

[Chuck Irby]

Yeaaaaa Jose! We're happy for you Jose. It's a fun trip. My son took some pictures of me flying today. I'll try to get some of them posted later.

[Heron]

Hey Chuck Y, we are posed to go to Sun-N-Fun and from there I Will go to Brazil.
I am thinking of dropping by on that occasion, and depending on timing you may be able to see the whole crew, not a promise, ok?
I will be driving the old clunker back to Florida, it is going to the slaughter house and that is more likely to happen, we can get together for dinner and I will truck on to the Sunny State.
see you
Heron

[Chuck Irby]

Heron, That sounds like a plan. Just let me know when. Will you be carrying a cell phone?

[Heron]

Uh . . .no! Right now I am using smoke signs . . .just a joke!
I will comunicate with you using pay phones.
Heron

[Caribean_gyro]

he is on fire . Joe flew the twinstar last saturday even we had a big squal and 20knots wind we manage to do a few familiarization turns and climbs. Also he found what happen when I take the in flight trim out.

I still remember an old guy learnign to fly he grab the sictk as it was an anchor to the ground. Thanks god I have the electro shock on the back seat.

Ha!! you didnt know that one Jose, wathc for it next saturday.
Chuck P.

PS. I am planning to see if I can get a video going this weekend to see if I can get some Us gyro pilots enlisted to the show. Last information I got was that SEA star freigth was going to sponsor a 20' container in/out of PR. I got a trucking company that will move the trailer from port to airpot and back free. Thje only thing I have to clear is goverment permits. Since this is an intransit cargo I might get it waive.

But if no one gets enlisted we might decide to go up to the us.

[GyroRon]

Chuck P. What nationality are you?

[joeheli]

ELECTRO SHOCK!!! ??? OH NO!! :'( :'( :'( :'(

[Caribean_gyro]

I was born in NY. But was brought to PR and was raize here. SO I am a islander New yorker.
ChuckP

[GyroRon]

I had to ask, cause I never met a P.Rican named Chuck, or especially with a last name of Peterson. ;D

[Chuck Irby]

The same thoughts crossed my mind as well.

[joeheli]

Thank god he came to P.R!!
;D ;D ;D

[Caribean_gyro]

my pic

[barnstorm2]

Sweet Twinstar!

[Chuck Irby]

Hello again Chuck,

That's a really nice looking machine you have there. What engine pushes it?

[Caribean_gyro]

;D she has a lycoming engine. Blue printed,port and balance. dyno tested at 180hp. I can rotate at 45 climb out at 55 and indicate 1500 feet per minute. IS SCARY. she has every thing you want except bathrom and a flight attendant.

radio,transponder,intercome retractable landing light, light rotates 360 degress both direction. I was seaching for land crabs the other night. GPS, joystick trim. ANd yes student electro shock. 2 infinity joysticks. etc,etc.

so come down to fly over the ocean, we might cath some nudist on the beach.
Chuck

[Chuck Irby]

Wow!! That's some machine. Thankx for the info.

When I was in the car business in Arlington, Texas, I had a super nice customer who was married to a lady from PR. They moved back to PR in about the mid 90's. I sure wish I could remember their names.

[CLS447]

Wow, that's a powerful machine! What's the top speed?

[joeheli]

That is my teaching machine !!! Is a monster!! :o :o

[Caribean_gyro]

The top speed . Indicated is 85 but we were doing 105 ground speed.
The problem is that I have 30 foot RAf blades and the more power I add she want to just keep climbing. If I change to 29 foot I know I can get it to crusie at 80+. right now I do 65 normally.

But she has power to take you out of a problem , but also to put you in a problem. I can do a 360 nose up hanging on the tail spin the gyro and climb as I spin.

I do this just to demostrate the power capability . The only machine I have feel the same power was STeve Mcgowan machine. LOVE that feel of horse power.

chuckP ;D

[barnstorm2]

Shazam!

I would like to see that.


second thought.....



I would like to be on board when you do that!
;D ;D

[Caribean_gyro]

I will try tomorow to take some videos to motivate some of the US gyro pilots to come down to my event in June. I will see if I can post them here or in a public folder for down lodas
Chuck

[Mike Hook]

Chuck
Great looking machine. Is there any twinstars still being manufactured anywere? Has anyone used anything other than a lycoming engine in a twinstar>

Thanks,

Mike Hook

[Caribean_gyro]

Woody Desar has the manufacturing right. I beleived the jigs still at Kentucky. I know therte was a twinstar witha subaru engine. Dont know if it flwe and what performance it have.

Woody has a lighter twinstar feature in november or october PRA magazine . I know on the lates one there is a Pics on Ken wallis fly ing.

This machine is lighter and use a 90 HP engine. I can remember the name but I know is european engine. If he is selling frames I dont know his email is gyrowoody@yahoo.com

chek on him
chuck