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03-01-2009, 05:54 PM
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Bensen Days memories
Bensen Days has always been a special place for us in the gyro community. So many great people coming together over the years. Good weather, good flying, and good people. Was looking through some of my Bensen Days pics and thought I would post a couple from years past
Rudy Rocky Chris and Shar Duanne and Jim Doug Riley Terry Eiland Big Ben Mike Boyette
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03-01-2009, 06:10 PM
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Bounce house
Bantums breakfast nook Scott Lewis Scott and Roy Steve Charley Presnell Maxie Wildes Rusty Nance
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03-01-2009, 07:43 PM
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That's what makes gyros so much funner, friends.
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Mike Grosshans PRA #41496 PRA Chapter 62 Secretary Southwest Rotorcraft Editor RAF Pilots Association www.gyrosaway.com www.gyroplanevideos.com
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03-02-2009, 08:31 AM
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A few from B-Days 2004...
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"The exhilaration of flying is too keen, the pleasure too great, for it to be neglected as a sport"— Orville Wright Tim OConnor, CFI, Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft, Sport Pilot Fixed Wing, FAA Advanced Ground Instructor:..  PRA Member #38872, You CAN Afford to FLY ! --> http://www.YouCanAffordToBeAPilot.com Rotorcraft 11,000 file archive
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03-02-2009, 08:33 AM
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"The exhilaration of flying is too keen, the pleasure too great, for it to be neglected as a sport"— Orville Wright Tim OConnor, CFI, Commercial Pilot Rotorcraft, Sport Pilot Fixed Wing, FAA Advanced Ground Instructor:.. PRA Member #38872, You CAN Afford to FLY ! --> http://www.YouCanAffordToBeAPilot.com Rotorcraft 11,000 file archive
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03-02-2009, 08:51 AM
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Great memories! cant wait to get home and dig thru my old photos and post them here
I'm really looking forward to the ones at this years Bensen Day's! Don't be the ones that Misses It this year!
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Greg Spicola Comm Rotorcraft Helicopter/ Gyroplane Brooksville FL PRA 39527 Ch26 Sunstate Rotor Club  I Like to Fly and maintain a healthy ratio  Don't let your Alligator mouth over load your Parakeet A$$
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03-02-2009, 10:20 AM
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I'll be helping Charlie control traffic this year. Big C in the colon. Docs say 1-3 months.
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Tom Carlisle-LCDR (Ret.) Dominator N592TC Topock, Arizona
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03-02-2009, 10:41 AM
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It's getting exciting!!!
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Resistance is futile…… You will be compiled!  Cheers, John Rountree  PRA- Webmaster and Volunteer Coordinator U.S. Agent for Aviomania Aircraft See: Aviomania USA http://www.AviomaniaUSA.com
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03-02-2009, 10:42 AM
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This is the first I have heard of this. I hope the docs are very wrong! .
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03-02-2009, 10:43 AM
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Resistance is futile…… You will be compiled! Cheers, John Rountree PRA- Webmaster and Volunteer Coordinator U.S. Agent for Aviomania Aircraft See: Aviomania USA http://www.AviomaniaUSA.com
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03-02-2009, 10:51 AM
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Tom is referring to Charley who in the past was the Air Boss at B-days. I was told when I started my gyro training that "your not a gyro pilot until you've had your butt chewed out by Charlie P". Charlie passed away the summer before my 1st Bensen Days. http://www.pra.org/index.php?option=...bute&Itemid=71  Bill Myrtle has chewed me out several times now so I hope I am starting to make my way towards gyro-pilot now that our original DPE has gone west. There for I have to assume the post is stating that Tom has been diagnosed. .
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03-02-2009, 01:08 PM
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"You can try to educate the ignorant but, you can't argue with stupid" Mike Boyette Recreational Pilot Gyroplane Sunstate Wing & Rotor Board Member Pra Member #46553
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03-02-2009, 01:33 PM
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I think this is Bensen Days #2, 197? at Williston, FL.
Ed Trent was Bensen’s #1 man. Van Houten was SRC vice president. Bob Thomas was the first PRA magazine editor after Bensen turned it loose. Jim Duke was a PRA board of directors’ member. The Phaneuf Brothers made Rotordyne blades. There were probably more Hughes 269 and OH-6 blades at this flyin than Rotordynes. I had lent Ken Brock a company car, a Toyota station wagon and he had never driven a car with headlight dimmer switch not on the floorboard. He was following me and I had to stop and show him how to dim the headlights on the way from Tampa to Williston.
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