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Old 01-23-2004, 04:49 PM
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Default I flew my Gyro at Dusk. ( right side up )

Here is the current temp. It is warming up, when I flew it was 19F.

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Here is a self portrait. First time I have ever seen the flash go off while flying...

You may have to turn up the brightness on your monitor to see the ground in the background.
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Default Re:I flew my Gyro at Dusk. ( right side up )

Here is the sunset after I got back to my hanger.
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Old 01-23-2004, 05:19 PM
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Default Re:I flew my Gyro at Dusk. ( right side up )

It is fun at night. even rightside up.
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Default Re:I flew my Gyro at Dusk. ( right side up )

Night flying is great. I have two hours of night flight on the logs with instructor.


Here is the shape-shifting motorcycle-gyro toy I got on ebay and the great new book I am reading when it is too dark to fly my ultralight gyro.
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Holy crap! I had one of those toys when I was a kid. I had completely forgotten about it until I saw the picture. I wonder if that was the little toy guy I taped the bottle rocket motor to?
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