rcflier
Experienced Gyroplane Pilot
- Joined
- May 24, 2007
- Messages
- 705
- Location
- Nexø (Denmark)
- Aircraft
- Auto-Gyro MTO Sport 914 (upgraded MT-03)
- Total Flight Time
- 35 as PIC
Hi. Finally the proud sudden owner of a gyro with a Rotax four-stroke engine.
I just did a road trip - bought a second hand gyro. In Sweden. Much like the one I rented to fly
from Sweden to Denmark on my first Gyro Adventure Week-end.
This MT-03 bought new in 2007 by the seller and in 2008 (edit: Probably later) upgraded to MTO Sport (by Auto-Gyro people).
Sweet running Rotax 914 Turbo engine with a run time of 531 hours. The old rotor, thus with 169 hours left.
Transponder mode S and radio from 2007 - probably 25 kHz only. And standard Auto-Gyro instrumentation.
Fortunately I have a friend with a wide auto trailer and I had brought one of our inspectors, a former F-16 mechanic.
We didn't really have anything to complain about. Only thing was a few small, very soft bumps on one blade because of flapping
caused by ice on top of blades. With a dent in the tail repaired nicely. A few things Auto-Gyro should've done differently.
It was just dragged out from storage - not made pretty or anything - an honest machine.
He said goodbye to the gyro with a very convincing demo flight. At no time did he use full throttle yanking and banking.
So now I have to earn my license - I have run out of excuses. In denmark we don't have any clubs with gyros to rent, we need
access to a gyro somehow. So, looking at the advert, I thought: "This is my chance". And I do love the adventure of a road trip.
If I didn't like the gyro - well, I had done what I could. And I wouldn't think: What if... But it is a sweet gyro I can use for schooling.
Cheers
Erik
The seller preparing to fly.
On our way home.
I just did a road trip - bought a second hand gyro. In Sweden. Much like the one I rented to fly
from Sweden to Denmark on my first Gyro Adventure Week-end.
This MT-03 bought new in 2007 by the seller and in 2008 (edit: Probably later) upgraded to MTO Sport (by Auto-Gyro people).
Sweet running Rotax 914 Turbo engine with a run time of 531 hours. The old rotor, thus with 169 hours left.
Transponder mode S and radio from 2007 - probably 25 kHz only. And standard Auto-Gyro instrumentation.
Fortunately I have a friend with a wide auto trailer and I had brought one of our inspectors, a former F-16 mechanic.
We didn't really have anything to complain about. Only thing was a few small, very soft bumps on one blade because of flapping
caused by ice on top of blades. With a dent in the tail repaired nicely. A few things Auto-Gyro should've done differently.
It was just dragged out from storage - not made pretty or anything - an honest machine.
He said goodbye to the gyro with a very convincing demo flight. At no time did he use full throttle yanking and banking.
So now I have to earn my license - I have run out of excuses. In denmark we don't have any clubs with gyros to rent, we need
access to a gyro somehow. So, looking at the advert, I thought: "This is my chance". And I do love the adventure of a road trip.
If I didn't like the gyro - well, I had done what I could. And I wouldn't think: What if... But it is a sweet gyro I can use for schooling.
Cheers
Erik
The seller preparing to fly.
On our way home.
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