vdub280
Newbie
Hi All-
I'm from the western burbs outside Chicago, and finally decided to "take the plunge" (no pun intended) into gyros. From the time I was twelve and sent away for Bensen literature, I've been fascinated with gyroplanes, but life got in the way for another 36 years. I've flown in helos and small planes, but never flew either myself, nor for that matter a gyro. I've been slowly collecting the necessary materials and parts to build a Gyrobee, since it appeals to me as the sort of modest craft I'd like to pilot. It will be quite awhile, however, before I get it done, primarily because of other commitments. So...I'll be annoying everyone with questions in the meantime.
I picked up an old Air Command Commander 447 from an estate sale for an obscenely ridiculous price, and figured I'd cannibalize it for parts for the Gyrobee project. It has only a few hours on it and has been stored away under a tarp for over 20 years, so it's in excellent condition. I'll direct questions about digesting it into components for the 'bee into the proper forums as I proceed.
In a nutshell- hello to everyone here, and thanks for participating in what has already been a tremendously informative site. I've learned more in a month of lurking here than I learned in the previous couple of decades about rotorcraft, and hope to keep on learning. Guess I'll have to join Chapter 18 so I can get some training, since I'm a stickler for learning the potentially dangerous stuff (like actually flying) the right way.
I'm from the western burbs outside Chicago, and finally decided to "take the plunge" (no pun intended) into gyros. From the time I was twelve and sent away for Bensen literature, I've been fascinated with gyroplanes, but life got in the way for another 36 years. I've flown in helos and small planes, but never flew either myself, nor for that matter a gyro. I've been slowly collecting the necessary materials and parts to build a Gyrobee, since it appeals to me as the sort of modest craft I'd like to pilot. It will be quite awhile, however, before I get it done, primarily because of other commitments. So...I'll be annoying everyone with questions in the meantime.
I picked up an old Air Command Commander 447 from an estate sale for an obscenely ridiculous price, and figured I'd cannibalize it for parts for the Gyrobee project. It has only a few hours on it and has been stored away under a tarp for over 20 years, so it's in excellent condition. I'll direct questions about digesting it into components for the 'bee into the proper forums as I proceed.
In a nutshell- hello to everyone here, and thanks for participating in what has already been a tremendously informative site. I've learned more in a month of lurking here than I learned in the previous couple of decades about rotorcraft, and hope to keep on learning. Guess I'll have to join Chapter 18 so I can get some training, since I'm a stickler for learning the potentially dangerous stuff (like actually flying) the right way.
