gyrojeffro
Active Member
I flew the gyrobee 5 miles away to my friends hay field, field conditions were that the tree tops were blowing, normally this is the limit for flying the himax airplane which has a smallish wing and handles quite good for a ultralight airplane, after climbing above the rotor turbulence from the trees the most remarkable thing happened I fell in love with rotary flight again and forgot why I even built the little gyrobee. after bouncing around in a bushhogged airfield struggling to gain rotor rpm I finally got airborne and the 250 lb gyro settled into 45 degree track while heading back home at 300ft agl. as I was getting bobbed up and down slightly I could feel the turbulence hitting my body more that it was effecting the gyroplane. This is why I fly and the reason why I always wanted a gyroplane.