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Tyger said:
My M16 lives in upstate NY, and I have flown it in every month of the year.
As with those snowmobilers, and with all winter sports, really, you just have to dress properly!

On the flip side, think of how hot some of those enclosed machines might get on the most beautiful flying days of summer.
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Valid points. I think the M24 might be the best compromise with the ability to remove the doors in the summer. But I prefer centerline seating for sport flying. My wife prefers side-by-side for XCs.
 
I'm with you on centerline seating, but my wife doesn't fly in small aircraft ever, so that particular XC issue is not a concern of mine. 😊
 
Tyger said:
I'm with you on centerline seating, but my wife doesn't fly in small aircraft ever, so that particular XC issue is not a concern of mine. 😊
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Mine has been flying with me since our first date in 1984. She still enjoys it. It is yet to be determined if she'll go with me in an open cockpit gyroplane!
 
Greetings Loren and welcome to more fun than is normally allowed by law!!!

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A possible solution to having your wife want to go on cross-countries.
It worked for me, and my wife was terrified of flying in small aircraft until we had 3 cross-country trips.
I was a Piper dealer and that was not going to work for me. I actually loved her and wanted her to be with me.

So you find what the main interest is?
My wife's and daughters' MAIN interest was SHOPPING!
So I waited until we had a weekend Sunday family birthday party, we had to attend.
On that Friday night, I asked her if she wanted to go shopping at Lake Havasu and hit all the shops and the London Bridge?
She said "Oh yes, but we can't do that in one day. We have to be back and go to Jamie's party in the morning."
Hun, if we fly I can take you to Las Vegas, Scottdale, and Hollywood shopping and be back by the time we go to bed on the same day."
Instead of 12 hours to Vegas, it is only 4 hours.

Those were 3 of her favorite shopping destinations.
It worked. She would rather fly in a small aircraft than an Airliner ever since.
 
Hi Everybody,
My name is Al Robinson. I'm a retired Fedex pilot, live just south east of KMEM and have been an A&P for over 50 years. I have built several homebuilts and restored a few classics as well and I've been curious about gyros for a long time. I found this forum whilst looking for a gyro project but the issue is size. I'm 6'4 and about 250 so I'm wondering, (other than a 2 place) what design would accommodate a big guy like me.. This forum is great, especially for newbs that are looking for answers.
Blessings to one and all..
Al
 
robinson727 said:
Hi Everybody,
My name is Al Robinson. I'm a retired Fedex pilot, live just south east of KMEM and have been an A&P for over 50 years. I have built several homebuilts and restored a few classics as well and I've been curious about gyros for a long time. I found this forum whilst looking for a gyro project but the issue is size. I'm 6'4 and about 250 so I'm wondering, (other than a 2 place) what design would accommodate a big guy like me.. This forum is great, especially for newbs that are looking for answers.
Blessings to one and all..
Al
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Welcome to the Rotary Wing Forum Al.

It appears to me both the single seat Aviomania and Gyro Technic gyroplanes would handle your weight easily.

In my opinion they are both good flyers with no bad habits.

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Vance said:
Welcome to the Rotary Wing Forum Al.

It appears to me both the single seat Aviomania and Gyro Technic gyroplanes would handle your weight easily.

They are both good flyers with no bad habits.

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Vance thanks for the recommendation! Al, if you want more details on the Aviomania line of gyros, please click on my Business Card located in my signature below and send me an email or give me a call.
 
Al:

The specs for the Genesis single place machine indicate that the machine can handle your weight. I'm flying a Genesis with a 912UL and at my weight at 165 with a full tank of fuel it screams.

I also think the Gyro Technic GTVX series with a UL or ULS would work well.

Contact Denis at Gyro Technic or Nicolas at Aviomania for specifics.

Bobby
 
From my Aviomania manual the maximum weight on the seat in the single place Genesis is 264 lbs.
 
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robinson727 said:
Hi Everybody,
My name is Al Robinson. I'm a retired Fedex pilot, live just south east of KMEM and have been an A&P for over 50 years. I have built several homebuilts and restored a few classics as well and I've been curious about gyros for a long time. I found this forum whilst looking for a gyro project but the issue is size. I'm 6'4 and about 250 so I'm wondering, (other than a 2 place) what design would accommodate a big guy like me.. This forum is great, especially for newbs that are looking for answers.
Blessings to one and all..
Al
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Al: Nicolas responded to the pilot weight and height query. You should have his email.

Bobby
 
No response here or to emails to Al.

Bobby
 
ToddP said:
We have a new member that sent me a message saying that another forum he visits has a "Welcome Mat" category. It's a place where new members can introduce themselves to the group. As most know, I've worked pretty hard to keep the number of forums from getting out of hand but I thought this one was a great idea.

I would recommend that everyone who posts here list their real name and location as the title. Then just give us a little information on who you are and what you're up to.

We don't have to limit this to new members, so anyone that wants to offer up a little bio, here's the place.

You can Thank RotoTony for the Idea!
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Thanks for accepting me to this forum. I'm Mathew from Leeds, Yorkshire, UK.

Since my first flight in a light aircraft as a teenager I was fascinated by GA. The gyroplane even more so. Like others I struggled to find time around family and work to do something about it. Now i can do something about it. I wanted to join the forum to learn more before taking the plunge and start training. I have a desire to do some touring, but not sure how many UK pilots actually do this in the real world. So was thinking about close cockpit training. Thoughts?
 
Hi, all. I'm Perry from Fayetteville, Georgia. I'm a retired airline pilot. Got interested in gyroplanes just a short while ago by stumbling upon some youtube videos while I was doing my usual mindless youtube surfing (LOL).

That started me digging for info. I've watched a ton of videos. That tells part of the story...usually the enthusiastic sales-pitchy kind of thing. So I'm only a small bit aware of all the hidden things that inevitably crop up. (I'm an RV owner so...OH, do I get that there's a lot of stuff only owners will tell you....insurance, storage, regular cleaning/maintenance demands....*sigh*) Don't get me wrong, I love having the RV. Caring for it isn't a bad thing for me. But I refuse to do any work on the systems of an autogyro...ie things that can get me killed if I do them wrong.

I'm at the point where I need to take a ride in one. Closest dealer is Magni Gyro in Alabama; just under 4 hour drive. I plan to call them and arrange a couple of flights, so I can see what I think.

I'm primarily interested in enclosed cockpit, tandem seating would be nice but I don't know yet, big engine (916?, 915?), turbocharged, constant speed prop (unsure what's best), full instruments/Garmin panels so I have all the situational information I can get. Expensive, I know!! ugh.

But I envision the autogyro as a cross country flyer as well as local fun hops. I have family in South Carolina, and in Texas. Honestly, taking the RV to see them is smarter. But flying sounds funner. lol.

I look forward to hearing from you all. You are ABSOLUTELY welcome to correct my errors and to offer advice, and encouragement. I honestly think that I may or may not do this. The test rides, (and the bank account..LOL) will tell.

Perry
 
FYI, if you go for the controllable prop, you will want to add a Private gyro rating to your ATP and can't do the typical Sport privileges route. Look for a full Comm/CFI, not a Sport instructor, to teach you in your ship.
 
Perry,

Welcome!!! I absolutely would recommend heading over to Gulf Shores and take a Discovery Flight in an M24 with Mark Sprigg. I owned an open cockpit M16 for three years, and just got an M24 with a 915 and absolutely love it. Yesterday I just flew my father in law back to his home about 2 hours away here in Missouri in 30 degrees and we were toasty in my M24. Both the M16 and M24 are awesome machines and their high inertia rotors are very stable and forgiving. Awesome cross country machines.

From Missouri, my wife and have flown back and forth to Florida 3 times, down to Gulf Shores many times, back and forth to OshKosh, and two years ago we flew to the Grand Canyon and back. We also take many, many local trips. I would recommend flying in as many different gyros as you are interested in so you have no regrets.

You are correct - in a gyro, the journey IS the adventure!
 
WaspAir said:
FYI, if you go for the controllable prop, you will want to add a Private gyro rating to your ATP and can't do the typical Sport privileges route. Look for a full Comm/CFI, not a Sport instructor, to teach you in your ship.
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Thanks, WaspAir.

Yeah....I'd really like to stay as far away from the FAA as possible. (only half joking). I'll move over to the main forums and check or post about controllable props. Good advice about my CFI.

Thanks!
 
AgentCheese said:
Perry,

Welcome!!! I absolutely would recommend heading over to Gulf Shores and take a Discovery Flight in an M24 with Mark Sprigg. I owned an open cockpit M16 for three years, and just got an M24 with a 915 and absolutely love it. Yesterday I just flew my father in law back to his home about 2 hours away here in Missouri in 30 degrees and we were toasty in my M24. Both the M16 and M24 are awesome machines and their high inertia rotors are very stable and forgiving. Awesome cross country machines.

From Missouri, my wife and have flown back and forth to Florida 3 times, down to Gulf Shores many times, back and forth to OshKosh, and two years ago we flew to the Grand Canyon and back. We also take many, many local trips. I would recommend flying in as many different gyros as you are interested in so you have no regrets.

You are correct - in a gyro, the journey IS the adventure!
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Thanks, AgentCheese. I just checked the Magni web page and Gulf Shores shows as having the ones you're talking about. I'll call to confirm before I go out there. I cant leave town till after the 12th. Then we run into the holidays. So I may have a while before I can go there.

Thank you for recommending Mark Sprigg. He'll be the guy I call first.

Good advice about flying several. I'll need to for sure.

I'm glad to hear about the cross country suitability too.

Thanks!
 
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