Rotary Wing Forum

UFO over Fallen Leaf Lake

kstorm32 — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:47:27 GMT

Pilots should not say anything when the see things in the ski?

So ill let you tell me what i saw

Very fast, made two passes over the lake,took picture off the deck off my cabin

Ken-

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Water Jet Board, have you seen this thing?

RazorBlake — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:13:28 GMT

Has anyone else seen this thing. It looks crazy fun!

www.flytheboard.com

RAF rotor set needed

digbar — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:17 GMT

Need a rotor set for RAF. Have hubbar and cheekplates. Wire Paladin, San Francisco, if yer old enuf to know who he is. Otherwise, I'll keep checkin' here. Thanks.

PRA Web Site Magazine Archives

Dean_Dolph — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:52:10 GMT

Does anyone know if 'Design Classroom', published by the PRA in that 70's I believe, will be scanned to join the rest of the magazines in the PRA web site archives?

2x4 tubing sourcein the usa??

titanhank — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:51:48 GMT

i have been searching for 2x4x.125 tubing with little sucess. i have found it in 6063, not useable. does anyone have a source for the alloy that raf uses? i am guessing it is 2024-t3, but i don't know for sure. any ideas?

thanks

Anyone near Silver Lake Sand Dunes , Michigan?

flynoveru — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:51:05 GMT

I will be at Silver Lake Sand Dunes , Memorial weekend. Anyone close by with 2 seat gyro or 2 seat PPC? I would love to fly over the dunes! Unfortunately neither me or my GyroBee are ready :( anyway , any one interested in taking me , you fly and I'll buy gas and throw in a supper? :) thanks

Vijay Kumar: Robots that fly ... and cooperate

Rotor Rooter — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:35:06 GMT

TED series

Kumar: Robots that fly ... and cooperate

Niestabilny Helikopter

okikuma — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:52:11 GMT

I just had to create this thread with the following video. Obviously, someone with plenty of time on his hands and no knowledge of rotary wing flight.

What really gets me is at the end of his little test hop, the "pilot" stands up casually from the seat and was not wearing a seat belt!

Come to think of it, a couple of weeks ago, I did see a shopping cart up-side-down at the side of the road with the wheels missing.

Wayne

Niestabilny helikopter - YouTube!

June 2, 2012 Meeting at Rome, GA -- WITH BREAKFAST!

jcarleto — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:29:41 GMT

This meeting (Saturday, June 2, 2012) marks the first cooperative meeting between Peach State Rotorcraft Club and EAA Chapter 709. One of the most noteworthy benefits is the availability of a pretty good breakfast ($5.00 donation). We look forward to may good things from this cooperative effort.

Weather looks good so far and there are several gyros that have become airborne in the past several weeks that should be making an appearance at this event. We should also get a peek at BillyGyro's "Air Hog" up close and in person.

Plan to be there if you can. We get started around 8:30AM at KRMG and will continue until around lunchtime, when we will carpool into town for a brief meeting and some eats. Directions are here:

http://www.peachstaterotorcraft.org/about.shtml

Young Eagles?

flyguy44 — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:16:48 GMT

Is anyone a member or has anyone investigated requirements of Young Eagles? I'm guessing there is liability insurance required which I have never bothered with in my years of recreational flying.
Having gyros across the US in the Young Eagles Program would surely make gyros more visible and a positive picture in the aviation community as well.

Starter Gyros

Mike484 — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:58:40 GMT

Low budget starters.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/bensen-b8m-g...item1c27152b06

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bensen-Gyroc...item19d0fb7c73

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Ole Man Gotta Brag!

REDHORSE556CES — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:32:28 GMT

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My daughter just graduated from St. Martin's University in Lacey, Washington (near Seattle). Carried a double major in Criminal Justice and Psychology with a minor in Sociology and graduatedSumma Cum Laude.

Except to say that she's the bright and shining star in my life; my vocabulary fails me when it comes to expressing how proud I am of her.:first:

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The best 20 buck I ever spent

Texasautogyro — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:06:57 GMT

I had just finished a 100 hr on the MTO. The gyro looked great! But when I flew up to Bridgeport it seemed to run a little hot. The 912 was on the top of the green instead of bottom. I also seemed to be a little down on power. I tried to up the octane and ran a little 100LL but saw little change. When we got back to Tomball I put in a new set of plugs. The old ones still looked great. When I took it out the power went up about 15% and the temp never got above the bottom of the green. Well worth the few bucks to invest.

Warp Drive...the best...!

Minnesota_Mike — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:38:49 GMT

I just wanted to post a quick Customer review about this fine Company.

This is my second experience dealing with Daryl at WD in Ventura, Iowa.

My first time was for a similar situation as now, where I needed to have my prop reconditioned and balanced.

This latest experience was having "restoration" work performed for a fellow Pilot for his prop...(it was suffering from minor damage to the edges of the blades).

My impression is that Daryl is always on top of the situation, communications are prompt, the work performed is always top notch...and most importantly...HE DOES WHAT HE SAYS HE WILL DO..!

I would recommend to anyone that this is a Company you can have complete faith in...at all times.

I can also attest to the high quality of the Prop's...these are nearly indestructible..!

I've always been a VERY satisfied customer with the product and especially the SERVICE...!

To Daryl...I tip my hat to you...and say "Thanks"...you run a great Company...!!

M-M

Brock 6 inch Wheel

Ron Iaconis — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:19:58 GMT

I have aBrock 6 inch wheel for sale,,,,or I would like to buy a match for my one wheel????
Anyone have one,,,,or anyone want mine?

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