The arrival on Friday of three gyro's was an event,It was great to meet Hugh,Malcom and Lion (^^) (^^) Gareth, What a pleasure meeting you! Thanks very much for the hangarage in Douglas Backhouse. Thanks for joining us for dinner last night. We are in Augrabies at the moment and will be going to Sp...

Hi Jabb, it is Malcolm, Hugh and Richard H. Cheers, L. We definitely have hangar space for them at Morningstar and they would be most welcome! (^^) North South at Gariep sounds like a far better idea (and a better discussion topic) than poles and darts! Jabbanaught, volunteer to be the organiser ag...

Hi Jabb, it is Malcolm, Hugh and Richard H.

Cheers,

L.

If music be the food of love, play on;....... Lion, drop the NZ experience and join us. We can have a good laugh at Malcolms latest i phone videos!!! vhpy..... Hey Happyvliegnote!! That was a lekker time! Man, I speak more Afrikaans here in NZ than I did in SA! A visit to SA for a gyro flying adven...

That would be awesome! I have listened to a lot of singing and in that hangar/hall like environment her voice was incredible. Look forward to hearing her voice again.

Apologies again for moving off topic.

Flynote... just for you sire ;-) e d c e d c g f f e g f f e g c c b a b c g g g c c b a b c g g g f e d c (^^) and to add some character to it, I'll get my sis to sing it for you xxx Sorry to be off topic - heard your sis sing at Stellenbosch airfield (gyro big fly in) a few years ago, without any...

Nope, I owned a new R44 and R22 and sold them to upgrade to a gyro! Anything is an upgrade from a Robinson, even a trike (no disrespect to trike owners! vhpy )! :twisted: Whirly. Ha ha! I enjoyed the 400 odd hours I did in the Robbies, but didn't get my turbine rating unfortunately. I mostly enjoye...

Nope, I owned a new R44 and R22 and sold them to upgrade to a gyro!

Well done.

Love to know the rotor speed at that height!

Very nice! As someone who has re-made a number of panels, I am acutely aware of the difficulties and down to 1 mm tolerances! Well done! Had up to ten or more templates cut until everything fitted perfectly before having the final panel cut.....

What are the 'plates' on the rudder pedals?

Learjet wrote:Spoke with him a week or two ago and he's doing well. It's been a long hard road for Gareth but I think he has recovered remarkably well given the severity of the injuries he sustained. Brave man!

Excellent, thanks for the reply!

Hi Len, great to know he is so enthusiastic. All good here in NZ. Its like flying in Teletubby land....endless green hills and lots of water (sea). I miss the beauty of South Africa. We often fly across large bays and to the many small islands - quite legal here as long as you wear an inflatable lif...

Nice - this is also cool.

http://www.aerobalsa.com/autogyros.php

Also nice info on same website http://www.jefflewis.net/autogyros.html

Anyone know how Gareth is doing?

Cheers,

Lion.

Hey Gyronaut,

I don't see Nic on this forum - how is he enjoying RFP?

Cheers,

L.