Ok, but what you are describing is mast-flexing, as is built into the RAF2000, not bending. If it's designed to do that fine, if not, it would worry me. As a matter of interest, I have experienced the violent stick shake in a Magni M16 you describe. I was back seat with a student and he had control...

Here is a pic with the prop in the correct position. It looks like about three inches.

Mak, I replaced the Altimeter that came with my Xenon with an ALT-3 dgital from MGL. Very easy to install and not only does it give you a digital readout of the altitude, but VSI and Density Altitude and some other things as well. It was not that expensive either. Very useful. Alan Hi Alan I appolo...

Hi Len / Mak go check this out. The only problem is they dont ship outside the USA.

http://www.kestrelmeters.com/Kestrel-Me ... /index.cat

This link helps you select the meter suiting your requirements
http://www.nkhome.com/ww/selector/

Hi Paul, Congrats man

Hi francois, Glad that you dont have any damage to the Gyro. unfortunately a weather phenomenin like the one you experienced is invisible. I wonder if it is possible to simulate a simmilar situation and it be incorporated as part of training?,or would you think that there is enough in the current sy...

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Nee man..... jy wou dan rotor rigging in die middel van my kroeg kom doen

Frans, daai twee spore op die foto is tog sekerlik nie die spore wat you gyro gemaak het met die landing nie is dit? Jetranger, Len,dis n negatief.Plaasboer Kobus het aangebied om vliegtiuh op te pas.Hierdie foto is geneem nadat ons daar weg is.Franss Plaasboer uitgevang hy pas nie die gyro op nie....

Hi Len, It was a big scare!!. Glen took my son for a flip and on their return flight they heard the maday call. and my sons first experience in a gyro sort of became a search and rescue.I hope Glen can fill us in on the details of their search and rescue. Better to hear it from the person with the f...

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I look forward to having Francois share his findings with us and see this as another bouquet for the value of good training. Happy its a good outcome! Rgds Len Hi Len, A couple of guys mentioned yesterday that the outcome might not of been so good if it were a blik aerie in the exact same situation...

Hi Glen It happened close Rhino. Im not sure what happened. Francois explaned that he was at full power and even used the turbo, he kept losing altitude He then decided to put it down. But im sure Francois will respond to this thread and he can explain it better than I can. Im just pleased that it e...

Francois. congrats on a sucsesfull forced landing. ## ## Pleased that you guys are not injured. vhpy And on top of it all, zero damage to your gyro. (^^) It goes to show that Gyro's are incredible flying machines. Please keep us posted on your findings of the cause of the forced landing. VIVA GYRO'S...