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Gyro28866 reacted to BEN S's post in the thread Training may likely be the issue why so many Euro Gyro Accidents with
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David, been there done that!!! Dave Bacon was right there with me at Spanish Forks for an elevator ride. It was unreal. -
Gyro28866 reacted to fara's post in the thread Training may likely be the issue why so many Euro Gyro Accidents with Like.
McCutchens 29 foot blades are divergent. At above 70 mph they absolutely try to pitch you straight up not unexpected. You can control it...
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I’ve chased buzzards as well as feral hogs. Buzzards are pretty cagey and nearly impossible to catch, not that I really wanted to catch...
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Gyro28866 replied to the thread Training may likely be the issue why so many Euro Gyro Accidents.In my opinion, most individuals that are taught in a Euro-style gyro never get beyond flying the numbers. When I transitioned into...
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Gyro28866 reacted to GyroRon's post in the thread Training may likely be the issue why so many Euro Gyro Accidents with Like.
I will just say that, I am one of those that has the gift of good seat of the pants feel... operating any kind of machinery comes...
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Gyro28866 reacted to C. Beaty's post in the thread Training may likely be the issue why so many Euro Gyro Accidents with Like.
2-stroke engines with cool exhausts and an absence of stored electricity leaves nothing to start fires.
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Gyro28866 replied to the thread Dragon wing blades.Just thinking out loud here? rotor/disc load is calculated as: radius squared times Pie. R=11.5 squared = 132.25 times pie(3.14)...
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Gyro28866 replied to the thread The joys of prop starting.Us ole school guys with Mac's and VW's had the Armstrong starters. No problem. Barney propping it off for me. This was the first...
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Gyro28866 reacted to fara's post in the thread Has the purchase of the Mentone Airport proven worthwhile ? with Like.
I think Mentone was a good purchase at the price it was offered. No doubt The sunstate club is in Wachula in the middle of nowhere...
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Gyro28866 reacted to GyrOZprey's post in the thread Has the purchase of the Mentone Airport proven worthwhile ? with Like.
In light of modern gyro-event attendees ... mostly coming with a wide variety ofRV's, campers& gyro trailers ...having an annual PRA...
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Gyro28866 replied to the thread Has the purchase of the Mentone Airport proven worthwhile ?.My first PRA fly-in was at the National held in Green Castle the year before Mentone. I joined and have been a member ever since. I...
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Ok. Thanks for clarification on competent and what you meant by it. It makes more sense now. I would argue that the 2 blade fixed...
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Gyro28866 reacted to bryancobb's post in the thread I agree the gyroplane accident rate is too high; with Like.
Sailplane pilots accidentally develop freakish pilot skills that powered aircraft jockeys never even think about. If I am on a...
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Gyro28866 replied to the thread Crash and burn... or just crash?.Referring back to the seatbelt. I have always had a seatbelt that buckles in the middle of my stomach. great idea,... yeah right. I...