After originally meeting in Mentone, I just spent the past few days meeting with Alex and Paul from Tango Gyro (father and son business), visiting the assembly shop in Roswell GA, and going to the Cedartown airport to see and fly the finished product.
First off, I want to thank Alex and Paul for their hospitality last week. They are both really good guys. I probably spent 20 hours or more with Alex, asking questions about every nut and bolt. He gladly answered then all. I had the opportunity to fly both the fuel injected and the carbureted Tango2 models (Thanks Kurt Carlsen and CFI Jon Carleton for helping make that happen). Took a total of three flights. They flew great! I was really impressed. The FI Yamaha 130 hp lifted around 480 lbs of pilots off with ease. Both flew really well, the FI 130hp had me hooked, and for the extra 1500.00, why not. Takeoff was so smooth and the flying was great! Rotor blades were very smooth too (also from TangoGyro). Then after flying, we drove back to the shop to look at what’s in the works and get more questions answered. I felt good that Alex was so willing to show me around and explain anything about the gyros I wanted to know. I was able to see a few under various states of construction. These are really well engineered, well thought out flying machines. They are able to keep the price down by using Yamaha power and simple, practical systems. Their focus on safety and functionality was comforting. It was apparent to me that this is a real passion for these guys. They have done a great job building a well-built machine for a very reasonable price. They can build you a tango with pretty much anything you want, from the basics to just about any add on, they will do it.
On my last day there, I signed the paper work and have my Tango2 in production now. Hopefully it’ll be done in the next few weeks. I’ll keep you posted.
Yep, this one’s mine!
https://www.facebook.com/TangoGyro/posts/1439872332757880
John
First off, I want to thank Alex and Paul for their hospitality last week. They are both really good guys. I probably spent 20 hours or more with Alex, asking questions about every nut and bolt. He gladly answered then all. I had the opportunity to fly both the fuel injected and the carbureted Tango2 models (Thanks Kurt Carlsen and CFI Jon Carleton for helping make that happen). Took a total of three flights. They flew great! I was really impressed. The FI Yamaha 130 hp lifted around 480 lbs of pilots off with ease. Both flew really well, the FI 130hp had me hooked, and for the extra 1500.00, why not. Takeoff was so smooth and the flying was great! Rotor blades were very smooth too (also from TangoGyro). Then after flying, we drove back to the shop to look at what’s in the works and get more questions answered. I felt good that Alex was so willing to show me around and explain anything about the gyros I wanted to know. I was able to see a few under various states of construction. These are really well engineered, well thought out flying machines. They are able to keep the price down by using Yamaha power and simple, practical systems. Their focus on safety and functionality was comforting. It was apparent to me that this is a real passion for these guys. They have done a great job building a well-built machine for a very reasonable price. They can build you a tango with pretty much anything you want, from the basics to just about any add on, they will do it.
On my last day there, I signed the paper work and have my Tango2 in production now. Hopefully it’ll be done in the next few weeks. I’ll keep you posted.
Yep, this one’s mine!
https://www.facebook.com/TangoGyro/posts/1439872332757880
John