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- Tue Nov 04, 2014 1:37 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: Double amputee Solos RAF 2000
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5170
Re: Double amputee Solos RAF 2000
Inspirational. Well done to all! 

- Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:18 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: Gyro Hard Landing - Morningstar
- Replies: 30
- Views: 53785
Re: Gyro Hard Landing - Morningstar
Hi Len. Long time no see! I skimmed through the posts on this quickly, so forgive me if this has been covered or is a no brainer, but having myself also endured a hard landing some years ago,you would obviously want to look at potential stressing of the rotor blades. In my case the blade tips never ...
- Wed Jan 08, 2014 1:43 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: XWind Dragon
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8973
Re: XWind Dragon
Hi Francois. Phew!!! Glad all is well though. Although I've been out of gyro flying for some time now, from my limited experience I'm inclined to think that we can become quite anal about avoiding crabbing in flight, probably because it looks awkward and messy, and can give you a cricked neck if you...
- Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:27 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: RAF Solo Flight - Gerhard Sweigers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3060
Re: RAF Solo Flight - Gerhard Sweigers
Congrats Mark and well done Gerhard. Nice one! 

- Fri Jun 21, 2013 7:59 am
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: RAF Flight Behaviour
- Replies: 59
- Views: 788219
Re: RAF Flight Behaviour
A few definitions:
= take what i said with a pinch of salt (does not = sarcastic)
= joking (does not = sarcastic)
= seriously joking
Lighten up - eish!





Lighten up - eish!

- Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:12 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: RAF Flight Behaviour
- Replies: 59
- Views: 788219
Re: RAF Flight Behaviour
Holy crap! It seems the more things change, the more they stay the same. Having honourably (I think :) ) discharged my self from the gyro flying fraternity some 3 years ago, I paid a visit to the site only to find that the HS debate rages on. In fact, I could swear that the input of some was a 'cut ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:53 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: Build a RAF 2000 with me....
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8911
Re: Build a RAF 2000 with me....
Hey Eben, your viewership is growing like a good soapie. Good on ya!
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:57 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: ROTARY AIR FORCE SA - RAF 2000
- Replies: 34
- Views: 13745
Re: ROTARY AIR FORCE SA - RAF 2000
Nice going Mark - congrats!
- Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:39 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: The issue of horisontal stabilisers or not - again.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3637
Re: The issue of horisontal stabilisers or not - again.
I once tried fitting a stab myself, but wasn't happy with the results - see pic below. I was also lucky to hit 75mph in the cruise. It was subsequently unceremoniously removed, and I therefore speak with the utmost authority when I say that mixing a HS + RAF = mixing oil + H2O. It just doesn't go ch...
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 2:06 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: Orange River Odyssey
- Replies: 19
- Views: 18642
Re: Orange River Odyssey
Why do these trips when authors like this can give you virtual reality! Just kidding, nothing can replace doing it - this is brilliantly and incisively written and deserves to find its way unabridged into an aviation glossy magazine. Well done! 

- Tue May 17, 2011 2:00 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: New Mocke future Gyronaught
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5897
Re: New Mocke future Gyronaught
Congratulations Eben. Girls are just the best, but expensive to run so just make sure you sell plenty gyros! 

- Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:44 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: Dragon: 7 ; Gyro: 0
- Replies: 29
- Views: 7706
Re: Dragon: 7 ; Gyro: 0
Having been out of gyro circulation for a while, this was all news to me. With gyro comrades like the (non-deleted) contributors to this thread and this forum, how can you go wrong? (^^). As perverse as this may sound, the flip side of this coin is that events like this, as unfortunate as they are, ...
- Fri Oct 08, 2010 8:24 am
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: WELL DONE GARMIN!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2470
Re: WELL DONE GARMIN!!
Hi Jeremy. Don't worry, you're not under suspicion :lol: It seems that the unit has changed hands perhaps even a few times in the last couple of weeks. The last custodian of the unit but one claimed to have bought it from someone in Johannesburg :shock: . The plot thickens, but frankly I don't even ...
- Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:57 pm
- Forum: Hangar Talk
- Topic: WELL DONE GARMIN!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2470
Re: WELL DONE GARMIN!!
Who would have believed - a happy ending after all.... The wheel has gone full circle. Wow! Anyone who has followed this saga will be aware that an affirmative shopper relieved me of my 296 and some peripherals about 14 months ago, and that up until about 4 weeks ago I had written off my considerabl...
- Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:40 pm
- Forum: Gyro Talk
- Topic: ZU-EXP Ferry to Upington
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2009
Re: ZU-EXP Ferry to Upington
Maybe its you who should be doing the writing and me the flying!
Well written Mark
, and many thanks again for delivering her for me. Her new owner will be inheriting a gem in my humble opinion.
PS Still waiting for your call...


PS Still waiting for your call...