Mike G
Junior Member
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2005
- Messages
- 1,918
- Location
- Lillebonne France
- Aircraft
- Owned Magni M16 now ELA 07
- Total Flight Time
- 550FW + 500 gyro
I'm a new kid on the block, I joined recently and congratulate you all on a splendid forum.
I recently did a conversion to gyro flying in France (I'm a Brit living, working, flying and other things ending in "ing" in France).
My conversion from fixed wing (550 hours including 150 helicopter) to gyro was in an M16 Magni and included dual in 3 M16's one being the Magni prototype with a fully encosed cockpit. I'm hooked.
I've recently been offered a Magni with a new chassis and rotor head (post accident rebuild by Magni agent) a 500 hour 914S and revised prop. It's one of the gyros I flew and I found it vibrated a bit, we even tried to balance the rotor. The owner has decided to change the blades to resolve the vibration problem so the offer includes a new set of blades.
The price for this package of joy is 60% of the price of a brand new M16 including taxes. In France the M16 is sold as a complete machine (not a kit like in the US) and is rated as an Ultra light Machine.
I'm well aware that, like most pilots, I've fallen in love with the machine I learned on and ask the forum for their honest opinions of the M16 compared to equivalent gyros. I'm hoping that this will help me be more pragmatic and less misty eyed.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Mike G
I recently did a conversion to gyro flying in France (I'm a Brit living, working, flying and other things ending in "ing" in France).
My conversion from fixed wing (550 hours including 150 helicopter) to gyro was in an M16 Magni and included dual in 3 M16's one being the Magni prototype with a fully encosed cockpit. I'm hooked.
I've recently been offered a Magni with a new chassis and rotor head (post accident rebuild by Magni agent) a 500 hour 914S and revised prop. It's one of the gyros I flew and I found it vibrated a bit, we even tried to balance the rotor. The owner has decided to change the blades to resolve the vibration problem so the offer includes a new set of blades.
The price for this package of joy is 60% of the price of a brand new M16 including taxes. In France the M16 is sold as a complete machine (not a kit like in the US) and is rated as an Ultra light Machine.
I'm well aware that, like most pilots, I've fallen in love with the machine I learned on and ask the forum for their honest opinions of the M16 compared to equivalent gyros. I'm hoping that this will help me be more pragmatic and less misty eyed.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Mike G