Hi - the June registration data shows three new gyros - all Cavalons, first of type registered in SA. Type cert granted in South Africa in June and hey presto three straight onto the register ZU-RKA c/n V00070 ZU-RKB c/n V00083 ZU-RKC c/n V00046 Question - the c/n of ZU-RKC is somewhat older than th...

Hi An observation ""Magni M24 Door I remind you that the accident report has not been released for the accident you refer to. Other than offering a speculative 'opinion' on my part, Magni went ahead and published the following Mandatory Service Bulletins of their own accord:"" Question - why has the...

Hi I notice the SA CAA recently published brief details of a non-fatal accident involving the ( new ? ) gyro shown at the top of this thread on their website - ZU-RHO RAF 2000. 31st May 2013 at Avontuur private airstrip - the gyro lost directional control during take off due to a sudden cross wind a...

The FAI show a longer flight AI Record File Num #15492 [Direct Link] Status: ratified - current record Region: World Class: E (Rotorcraft) Sub-Class: E-3a (Autogyros : take-off weight less than 500 kg) Category: General Group: 1 : piston engine Type of record: Distance without landing Performance: 1...

""It is also not possible to remove the ZU prefix as it is international regulation. "" Somehow New Zealand has a concession - if you visit New Zealand you will notice that 80% of the aircraft at a GA airfield do not wear the national prefix "ZK" - they just wear the final three letters of the ZK re...

Congrats Theuns on a fantastic long flight, well planned and well flown. I do have a query - on the Magni gyro website they have a news story from 2012 for an even longer non stop flight - I've no idea if it has been officially validated etc They say, ""M16 TANDEM TRAINER “WORLD NO STOP FLYING RECOR...

Hi Three newly registered gyros last month ZU-RJW Magni M-16 Tandem Trainer c/n 16127584 - ie Magni gyro #758 ZU-RJX Auto-Gyro Calidus c/n C00254 - ie Calidus #254 ZU-RJY Auto-Gyro Calidus c/n C00255 - ie Calidus #255 PS - In the UK the Cavalon gained Section T approval on 1.5.13, two new Cavalons w...

Take Care - Watch out for the 6m tall phone lines - en route low level

http://www.caa.co.za/resource%20center/ ... 2/9035.pdf

Height is good.



Steve


http://gyroaccidents.blogspot.co.uk/

Hi Yoda Congrats on your new M16 - that must be a very recent delivery - enjoy your flying. One other newish gyro is ZU-RIM ELA 07 - registered at the end of March 2013 - I reckon you've got more ELAs in SA than anywhere else bar Spain - in the region of 55 currently registered. Regards Steve http:/...

Hunt called off - nothing found, real doubts about any such hoard.


see BBC


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21483187



Still if you Spit have a look at this unusual one - eggcellent

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ca ... e-21649684


Cheers


Steve

Hi Unfortunately Trixy suffered their first fatal accident on the 8th March when a G4-2R crashed into a wooded hillside in Germany. Estimates suggest approx 15 deliveries to date. A German news report can be found here. http://www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.rosenfeld-tragschrauber-absturz-bei-lei...

All great stuff but it did end with a successful BRS a while later


http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=19075



Regards


Steve

http://gyro-gyros.blogspot.co.uk/

Hi


The latest ZS/ZU update shows the following new additions in FEB 2013

ZU-RIL ARROW-COPTER AC10, 008 - that makes 3 Arrow-Copters now registered in SA

ZU-RMH AUTOGYRO CALIDUS, C00242 - that makes 16 Calidus gyros now registered in SA


Regards


Steve

http://gyro-gyros.blogspot.co.uk/

Hi - lovely spring day here being digging an allotment.

""How many Magnis in SA?""

Approx figures at the mo

M16 - 83
M22 - 29
M24 - 8

Cheers


Steve

Cavalon testing seems to be nearly there in the UK - see recent testing for Section T taking place at Hildesheim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s8qCMgh9H4 On the UK dealers website they suggest customer delivers should begin in March 2013 I understand the Cavalon machine in SA is ship #070. As rega...