Extravagant Ego?
Extravagant Ego?
Thank you Brent, Stan, Chris and Tom, your enthusiastic support is a very nice compliment.
Thank you Ed, you are my biggest fan, I feel you do have a point
Thank you Juergen, I learn so much from you and I have the greatest admiration for the way you approach things from romantic history to mechanical details. I would love to have you at any talk I might give to ask some thought provoking questions and fill in the fuzzy areas.
Thinking about what Ed said, in my opinion the two things that lit people up the most at the EAA talk were gyroplane fundamentals and how a half blind pilot with a brain injury could have a private pilot license and manage the limited resources to fly safely.
I felt there were two different groups; 1. The builder/technical types with questions about how a gyroplane worked. 2. The fliers. There was some crossover.
I see many people on the forum that appear to imagine that getting a pilot’s license would be very challenging for any number of reasons and it is best avoided.
I feel my story is a clear example of what can be done with limited resources augmented by passion.
In my opinion many of the ways I manage my handicaps would have value to people who are less handicapped.
At the risk of seeming to go mad with the attention I would like to do a separate talk on my gyroplane adventure. I believe I could leave people with a better understanding of the process and the feeling that if someone with my challenges can earn a private pilot license and fly a gyroplane they can do it.
I recognize the resources are limited and I would not want to take someone’s time in the room. Maybe we could just slip it in somewhere. It is probably a half hour talk including questions.
At Bensen Days I had five long and involved talks with people that were affected by traumatic brain injuries and I found great joy in their success. Even people who have not had a TBI get discouraged sometimes and I enjoy helping them too.
Thank you, Vance
