Over 3000 hours gyro time

[Mayfield]

I made a statement in another post that "we" know everyone that has 3000, or more, gyro hours. I'm not sure "we" do.

Duane Hunn
Jimmy Logan
Steve McGowan
Terry Brandt (probably)
Jim Mayfield
Steve Graves
Jim Vanek(?)
Ernie Boyette(?)

This doesn't include John Potter or Don Farrington.

Who else can we think of?

Jim

[craigjackson]

Ron Menzie

[LGoodhind]

In a lifetime and still living: The DeGraw's? Chuck Beaty? Doug Riley? Carl Schneider? The Magni's?

Shucked off the mortal coil: Igor Bensen? Ken Brock? George Townson? The Camden-Philidelphia mail delivery guy?

Maybe the guys who were on the forty-eight state drunkard's walk (I mean that in a nice way- it's a classic computer science thing- scout's honor)

Hard to see anyone getting in this kind of time unless they were a CFI, were into making lots of really long trips, or simply have been doing this in one hour increments for a verrrrry long time.

[Fiesty]

Towson was a gyro crop duster in 1937

[Joe Pires]

I wonder how many Dave Seace has, betcha he has that and more.

[Mayfield]

Aaarrggh! I can't believe I missed Ron Menzie.

Even more embarrassing; I missed Marion Springer.

Gary Goldsberry(?)

Thanks for the input folks.

Any more?

Jim

[automan1223]

Not sure but

Maxie Wildes and

CFI Rick Abercrombie have been flying gyros since the 1980's

good chance they have a load of hours.

J

[Vance]

Marion Springer comes to mind and Wing Commander Wallis.

Dennis Fetters certainly has a lot of time.

Ken Brock probably had more than 3,000 hours in a gyroplane.

Thank you, Vance

I didn't type fast enough. I am sorry to be superfluous.

[C. Beaty]

A NYC taxi driver could have well over 40,000 hours behind the wheel but that doesn’t make him any smarter or a better driver than the young bucks driving NASCAR or the like.

I have a harebrained theory that the longer someone spends performing a repetitive task, the dumber he becomes.

[Doug Riley]

"Include me out" of this list. I had long non-flying hiatus in my 20's when I was too broke to own a decent car, never mind flying anything.

[Steve Osborne]

Chris Burgess
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Originally Posted by C. Beaty

I have a harebrained theory that the longer someone spends performing a repetitive task, the dumber he becomes.

How long you been messin with Gyro's Chuck?
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[Mayfield]

Chuck,

I don't think I would bet against you.

An observation:

1. Piloting skill after a few hundred hours seems to be independent of early learning speed. Phrased another way; learning to solo in 6 hours Vs 30 hours does not mean the quick learner is a better pilot at 100 hours.

Jim

[Steve McGowan]

Ah,,, we all missed the Alarm Clock...

Brother Dave Prater ...... and last but not least Bull brown..

forgot to tell ya................. Menzie Don't count and

Rick Abercrombie goes by the mile

[tailrotor007]

Originally Posted by Mayfield

Aaarrggh! I can't believe I missed Ron Menzie.

Even more embarrassing; I missed Marion Springer.

Gary Goldsberry(?)

Thanks for the input folks.

Any more?

Jim

Don't forget about Jerrie Barnette over 3 k

[C. Beaty]

Many things go into making a “better pilot” besides stick skill, Jim.

Soundness of judgement, following the rules and staying away the edge are all things we can agree go into making a better pilot.

But generally, the quick learners are the ones with the higher degree of innate skill whether it’s a skateboard, a unicycle, a piano or a gyro.