Re: Opinion on KB products
Also, The lack of advancements could be takin one of two ways:<br><br>1. It's a dinasaur that hasn't kept up with the times and is out dated.<br><br>2. Being clean, simple, and effective. What needs to change? Answer: Whatever the builder wants too.<br><br>It's a pretty well known fact that sharks have remained unchanged for millions of years. The reason why is..... It works well!<br><br>Bensen style gyros have been around for a very long time and are still popular to this day. The reason why.. It works well!<br><br>This aught to burn some asses,<br><br>Too me, Bensen style gyros are like 1911 pistols. Some people, myself included, feel this is the finest combat pistol of all time. <br><br>Developed by John Browning and sold to Samuel Colt who produced the model in 1911. Went through a couple of modifications with the safety, the last one being in 1943 when the pistol was renamed 1911-A1. The weapon remained in active US Military (M1911-A1)service until 1986 when it was replaced by the Berretta 9mm (92F).<br><br>The weapon is still used today. In the hand of a novice it can be very deadly to the shooter or innocent bystandard without proper training and training practice. In the hands of an expert, It is very clean and neat package that is very effeceint.<br><br>Recognizing the dangers of the 1911-A1 in the hands of a novice, local law enforcements began looking for a semi automatic weapon to replace the ageing revolvers. To make a long long story short most have gone with the Glock. <br><br>The Glock is a weapon that has all of it's safety's enternal and each is released by pulling the trigger in a new form of trigger action called "safe action." The biggest safety is like that of the revolver, "If you don't want to shoot it, Don't pull the trigger." Other than that, it is perfectly safe to carry with a round chambered. <br><br>The Glock is a weapon produced for the masses. Just about anyone who doesn't know anything about guns, can take this weapon out of the box after a short class on basic shooting and pass a qualifying score at the firing range.<br><br>3 or 4 hours of firearms training and a qualifing score on the police range, the new recruit has proven his profecency with the weapon and releases the department from liabuility in most shooting circumstances. Please keep in mind, this new recruit beleives he is profecient.<br><br>Opinions are like !@#$, and everyone has one. The Bensen reminds me of a 1911. You have to be trained and have lots of training practice to be safe. Ken Brock believed his machines were safe and still does (the Company). <br><br>If you check places like the NTSB, you'll find a few Bensen reports and I think maybe one KB-3. Most were people trying to fly with no instruction or very little time on the machine. I believe all or most were PIO or PPO. Keep in mind that there are probably alot more accidents out there that were never reported.<br><br>People like Ron Herron and others are constanty looking for ways to make gyro safer. Hence the Bensen Tail at Little Wing. It has a horizontal. Most folks are giong with tall tails also. Like a 1911A1, you can do anything you want to with this gyro, because everyone makes something for it.<br><br>Not knocking other gyros like the Dominator, Air Command, and others, but they Remind me of the Glock. They are produced for the masses in such a way that most can fly after a few hours of instruction and dual time, then demonstrating thier profenceny to obtain licensing iether in the form of rating (great) or sport licensing (barely getting by) to release kitmakers and others of liabilities in the event of an accident. Please keep in mind these pilots believe they are profeceint.<br><br>Training will make you safe in any gyro you choose, But it's up to you to choose the gyro that is right for you. I never did like following the crowd, but I choose to start as close as I could get to where it all began.<br><br>I can't post a pic here, but when I went to ROC this year with my gyro it was like David and Goliath. My gyro was so small compared to what was out there.<br><br>MHO.