Past Bensen Days pictures

[GyroRon]

Okay so I know some of you are sitting on the fence not sure if Bensen Days is worth the trip down. I figure why not post some pics to get some excitment going. These pics I have posted before, most from last years fly in. Good ole Charlie was in a few of them..... Going to miss him this time

[GyroRon]

More Dominators, and Charlie!

[GyroRon]

Another pic, by the way it was the one day we got rain out of the 10 days of the fly in that these pics were taken. We still flew a bunch between the rain showers

[GyroRon]

Another shot

[ToddP]

Looks like Dominator Days.

How could Chuck Irby even consider missing it? ;D

[GyroRon]

Thursday night alot of us go to a Castle made of junk in the woods out in the middle of no where and eat a nice dinner in a Pirate ship that is in the backyard.... Go figure! Here is a few pics from last year. This one has Dean Dolph in it

[GyroRon]

Here is Catfish, Mj's husband and president of Sunstate rotorclub that hosts this fly in.

[ToddP]

That picture got me wondering. Who bought Jamie's Mad Max? Will we see it again?

[GyroRon]

Here is a pic taken from the awards dinner last year. In this pic you got Todd the owner of this forum - on the far right - and Chuck Bevitt - middle - and Curran the Preacher all talking about how nice the food was....

[GyroRon]

here is one of alot of people

[GyroRon]

Gotta throw one in of MJ..... ;)

[GyroRon]

So if any of you guys out there has been to Bensen days and taken any pictures please post a couple here. Mine kinda suck, I am too busy talking or flying to take any real good pics. This year I plan to do better!

[ToddP]

Tom Carlisle's Dominator. He was fighting engine problems all week.

[ToddP]

Rusty Nance's Brand New Two Place

[ToddP]

Gary Goldsberry's really nice chromed up KB-2

[ToddP]

Rusty working on Ernie's 2 place trainer before going up again

[Chuck Irby]

Thanx for the pics Ron.

The reason I haven't committed to BD's is due to some health related problems with my mother and dad. They live in town and I live just four and a half miles from them out in the county. They are both 86. I normally try to stay within a few hours from them. They are why I moved here from Texas a few years ago.

[barnstorm2]

Great pictures! I can't wait. It will be my first B-Days.

I wonder if I will have internet access in the tent?

[Chuck Irby]

Hey guys, at BD's, are there any vendors there with goodies for sale?

[GyroRon]

Yes Chuck there is always lot's of goodies for sale at Bensen Days.

Tim when you coming down and how long are you staying?

[Chuck Irby]

Ron, If I could be there for, say only three days, when would you suggest that I be there? In other words, what three days would typically be the best?

[Chuck Irby]

Ron,

In your first posted pic, is that Carl Schneider's machine, 3rd from the left?

[GyroRon]

Either Wednesday Thursday and Friday, Or come Thursday through Saturday.

sunday is always a ghost town, but since Easter sunday is that sunday, I feel a lot of folks will pull out Saturday morning instead of the usual sunday morning. I am leaving with a large group on saturday headed for home.

So I think Friday will be the last big day of flying. Of course Saturday and Sunday there will still be people there and still be gyros flying, just not as many. Maybe next year Sunstate will pick better dates for Bensen Days 2005 so that it doesn't fall on a holiday, and maybe so people won't have to choose between Bensen days and Sun n Fun for their time off and be able to go to both if they overlapped a little.

[GyroRon]

Carls machine is the second one in to the right - next to the green dominator - and is easily identified by the bicycle front wheel.

I don't think we will be seeing Carl this year at Bensen Days.

[Chuck Irby]

Ooohhhh, yeah, I thought there was a black one, then a green one, then Carls. Yeah, his machine is unmistakeable. I met him and saw it fly in Bastrop, Louisiana a year and a half ago. It'll move, and he's a great guy.

[Harry_S.]

How about name tags, so's we know who the ugly ones are??

[Chuck Irby]

Harry, I guess that's in your back yard. Are you just going to fly over there? How far is it from your airport?

[Rotornut]

Glad to Post that Sun & Fun will be starting on April 13 thru 19, 2004. EAA again has changed the dates. So when we shut down on Sunday April 11, 2004 there will only be Mon/Tue to wait to attend Sun&Fun.

Hope this helps some in their plans to attend BD Days.

As for the Dates for 2005 we will post them after May 2004.

See All Soon, MJ :)

[Chuck Irby]

I still don't know if I can be there or not, but I like the change.

[barnstorm2]

Ron,

Flight arrives in Tampa at noon Thursday April 8. Car rental is off - airport

Flight departs 6am Sunday April 10.

[Rotornut]

April 10 is a Saturday.

[Harry_S.]

Chuck;

It's about 110 miles and I could fly but I never have done so. I usually drive down on Thur. and drive home that late afternoon. I'd like to meet ya'll, if at all possible. That's why I suggested nametags.

[Harry_S.]

PS. I have my ration of beer after I get home. Just one of those occasions that happens after 1700 hrs.

[GyroRon]

Tim we can figure out a way to work everything out, But I am packing up and hitting the highway sometime Saturday April 10th. So the only problem will be where to sleep if you stay till Sunday morning. I am sure we can work it out though. Wish you could bump the date up one day and come on Wednesday and leave Saturday.

On another note, I just watched Dan Donely's video Bensen Daze..........Now I am really pumped up for BD's 04. ;D

[barnstorm2]

Oops I ment Sunday 11th.

I watched the B-day tape yesterday. I can't wait. ;D

Ron,

Sat night is no problem. The car will work out fine. I almost made it to Eagle Scout, a car is luxury compaired to what I have seen.

[GyroRon]

Okay whatever works for you. I am bring two tents and one is a older small tent, just in case we end up with a few more people wanting to come down like your doing and staying with us. I could leave it with you for Saturday night and you can give it to Mj or someone to keep for me till the next fly in. Or sleep in the car...... ;D

Did you see me singing at the end of the video?

[Chuck Irby]

Harry, I think the name tags is a good idea. Per Ron though, if you leave at 1700, you miss the best part. Besides, you could bring your ration of beer with you and just stay the night.

[barnstorm2]

Yes, indeed. You did a much better job than I could have.

I played the video to the Cincinnati Ultralight club last night. Much amusement.

[GyroRon]

That was a great video, Dan Donley has a hell of a sence of humor! I like the shots of flying low over the fields with the Gator trying to bite the gyro flying by.



That was me Jamie Bodie and Maxie Wildes singing that Karaoke at the end. That was a great fly in, lots of new faces last year. Looks like this year will be better.

Last night in Chat Jose from P.Rico who is the most gyro bug bitten person I have had the pleasure of talking to said he and his instructor will be there.

[Harry_S.]

Where is this video you all are talking about? I guess I missed it.

[Dean_Dolph]

Todd, just to set the record straight, I believe the Dom that you identified as Tom Milton's, is Tom Carlisle's from New Mexico.

[ToddP]

Dean,

You are absolutely right, I went back and changed it. Thanks