Xenon Gyro

[Gyronaut]

It won't take long before Raphael will claim that Magni has copied his design !

[FLYNOTE]

Nope, no shoe marks on my car door? Still like the idea of doors opening this way. Safety issues ? Gull doors on comp. Or metal aeries fine but this flexible fibreglass material ? BUT will watch and follow feedback as this model starts happening. I will also be excited and retract my words if Raphael one day pulls a hare out of a hat and designs and patents an electric trim. Now that will be a first hey!! Then Eric Torr can sue him and a good time can be had by all.

[braam hechter]

Hi All.

I trust you are well and are planning for the Alldays Fly Inn. While we have been busy, Jaco has gone solo in the green machine and Frank and Joep is in the process of working down their hours.

Raph has been busy with the executive and the link is as follows: http://www.celieraviation.eu/news/420-news.html. Johan we are working to make sure you get the electrical trims.

Have a stunning weekend and remember the Springs and Tedderfield Fly Inn's this weekend, i am going to visit the Newcastle Airshow to meet up with other fellow aviators. Can anybody put me in touch with gyro piloys on that side please?

Greetings and fly safely.

Braam Hechter

[braam hechter]

Hi All.

While we were busy looking at the nomex suits and the fuel tanks, my colleague in Colombia, Alejandro Payan, has been busy with the Defense Force. They are flying surveillance and patrol missions. They are now looking at ways of arming the Xenon to use for Forward Air Control. The Burkina Faso Defense Force has also requested information on arming their Xenons. There seems to be some interesting times ahead, for gyros with different applications.

Be safe

Braam Hechter

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[FLYNOTE]

At last!! Back in the saddle again. And now I want to clear two things in my own mind. If anything unexpected happens in my Xenon I must above all and anything fly the thing before I try and figure out what is wrong. I also know that I am not flying a fixed wing so I am not going to stall followed by a spin. No stick forward and opposite rudder required. So I need to get it sorted in my fixed wing conditioned mind set that I have the freedom to fly at the minimum airspeed which is ... Ok, zero
Jip And then I come down big time BUT my forward speed is going to play a very comforting role in my connecting with mother earth IF I manage the ultimate touchdown sensibly. This is what gyros are supposed to do. So how often have I put this claim to the test myself.
Ok Xenon, I have been out of action since Gariep. Lets do this thing.
1500 ft agl above the numbers 29 at Tedderfield. Light wind out of the NW. No cutting of throttle with RST idling for just in case. Lets do this thing to see what it is all about. Mags off, master off, switch off fuel cutoff in cabin. This is it. The silence is suddenly overpowering deafening. The only thing one hears is the comforting swish swish of the rotor. Ahhh!! So the Xenon is still flying and not 'falling out of the sky'. So I'm fine so far. Keep her doing what she is doing. Fly the damn thing. I set my touch down target for about 50 m in from the numbers but no can do. I have just come out of a hover. Zero airspeed. No stall and no spin but as I look through the nose windows of the Xenon I see exactly where I am going to end up. 5 meters from the numbers and not where I planned. The numbers approach bloody fast. Ja jy wil mos

Ok, now why did you want to do this exercise? You want to see what will happen in a real emergency. Now you are in it. This is not a simulation. You chose to cut mags and masters so this is it. O hel, here we go! 200 ft , nose down ... Aaahhh !! airspeed !! And flair for a second or two and there she goes! The theory works. A slight recoverable balloon and I am safely on the tarmac. I start the engine and taxi straight to the hangar for a shot of caffaine.
So... Fly the gyro because it will. Go down in the hover to get your air/ groundspeed right down. If things go wrong on the ground you are at least limiting your impact speed which translates to safer margins. Get your airspeed back before" landing" to initiate a short flair and safe landing. In the Xenon , the area you see through the nose windows is exactly where you are going to end up in an engine out. Wher will it be in your gyro? Have you tried above a safe area ie runway with an instructor ... And then on your own for just in case, God forbid, you have the real situation confront you when least expected.
Who's joining me at Parys for breakfast on Saturday? Its so lekkkkeeeerrrrrr to be in my Xenon again

[Jabbanaught]

Welcome Back!!!!!

[BONZAI BELL]

Nou sal die Xenon nie sy pad Nylstroom toe kry vir n ontbyt nie?

[FLYNOTE]

Swannes ! Sê net wanneer en hoe laat en gee die menu deur en ek is daar! My gaai jeuk knaend om verlore ure op te maak !
1hr50 there and 1hr 50 back. With my papsak next to me it will be a breeze. Say the word boetman !!
Just please don't invite Braam Hechter! He is busy arming his red Xenon with weaponry that will put any fighter jet to shame. Hy sal die hel uit julle almal skiet as iemand sy "Xenon fossiel mark 1" ou Rooies, durf kritiseer !!

[BONZAI BELL]

Johan
Ons beplan om Saterdag oggend deur te vlieg. Dit is mos die taildragger event in Nylstroom.
Ek staan toe mos en kyk na my M-22 , en wat sien ek ? Hy het toe n tail wheel.

[FLYNOTE]

Ag hel , die Xenon het nie ... Hulle sal my wegjaag. No, wait a mo ... The Xenon has two tail wheels; one on each boom ! Will I be charged double landing fees?

[BONZAI BELL]

Plak net Braam se regisrasie no. op jou Xenon , dan kry hy die rekening.

[FLYNOTE]

Hy sal my skiet met al sy kanonne op ou Rooies!

[FLYNOTE]

A phone call on Sunday from Jaco who farms in the Marienthal district in Namibia led to a whirlwind visit to Tedderfield today. He spoke to other Jaco earlier who uses a Xenon on his farm on the Botswana border and Jaco Botswana has apparently convinced his better half that he cannot farm without his Xenon anymore. Now he spends most of his day in the air, viewing his game to assess their wellbeing. His wyfie is now getting pretty cheesed off with having to call Jaco Botswana on the radio each time she wants him to come and land for breakfast, lunch and dinner. So Jaco Namibia wanted to see for himself what the connection is between farming and gyro flying and why the addiction?
"Will I mind taking him up in the Xenon?"
So he arrives at Tedderfield from Mariental Namibia and we go flying. Any excuse to fly during the week is fine by me The Xenon never fails to impress and after a 30 minute visit to the GF old Jaco is the first Namibian to place an order for a Xenon. His will be the new generation with the "car doors" instead of the gull wings.
So I wont be the first to own the new generation Xenon But watch this space.
Chris is a Piper Arrow pilot from PTA. His daughter is a commercial chopper pilot. He wants to start flying gyros but she is not so sure. So on Saturday i am taking Chris for his first gyro flip. I will report back on Monday. Chris is in for a conversion 5 minutes in the gyro and he will turn his back on the blik airie ... After that I am introducing his daughter to the wonderful world of autorotation

[BONZAI BELL]

Hey daar Johan
Jy is lekker besig ne. Vra asb. vir Jaco van Mariental , of hy vir my Wattie se tel no kan kry wat in Stampriet boer. Ek het sy sel no. verloor.
Groete
Swannie

[Jabbanaught]

A phone call on Sunday from Jaco who farms in the Marienthal district in Namibia led to a whirlwind visit to Tedderfield today. He spoke to other Jaco earlier who uses a Xenon on his farm on the Botswana border and Jaco Botswana has apparently convinced his better half that he cannot farm without his Xenon anymore. Now he spends most of his day in the air, viewing his game to assess their wellbeing. His wyfie is now getting pretty cheesed off with having to call Jaco Botswana on the radio each time she wants him to come and land for breakfast, lunch and dinner. So Jaco Namibia wanted to see for himself what the connection is between farming and gyro flying and why the addiction?
"Will I mind taking him up in the Xenon?"
So he arrives at Tedderfield from Mariental Namibia and we go flying. Any excuse to fly during the week is fine by me The Xenon never fails to impress and after a 30 minute visit to the GF old Jaco is the first Namibian to place an order for a Xenon. His will be the new generation with the "car doors" instead of the gull wings.
So I wont be the first to own the new generation Xenon But watch this space.
Chris is a Piper Arrow pilot from PTA. His daughter is a commercial chopper pilot. He wants to start flying gyros but she is not so sure. So on Saturday i am taking Chris for his first gyro flip. I will report back on Monday. Chris is in for a conversion 5 minutes in the gyro and he will turn his back on the blik airie ... After that I am introducing his daughter to the wonderful world of autorotation

Well Done Johann on Spreading the word about our Sport .