What happened to Sycamore south of Rhino park ?

[Jabbanaught]

I believe a sycamore from Rhino experienced power loss and made a landing - with NO damage to person or aircraft.
Gyro is currently at Glen for fault finding and what what......

MOds PLease remove this as i think its uncalled for , Might be tongue in the cheek , but still i think should not be part of this discussion !

[Dish]

I know Nicow meant it as tongue in cheek, but perhaps your right, can be taken the wrong way - deleted that bit.

[Big Man]

Jislaaaaaaik Low Level, ek is BLY dit het goed afgeloop.
Wys net: dit KAN met enigeen gebeur!!
Kry die enjin gou reg; die somer is hier!

[mak]

All I can say is that Low Level did very well. He calmly called to inform me he doesn't have power, we turned the gyro around to get a view of him and by that time he was safely on the ground already. Swannie I think you are closer with your 6 seconds that it must have taken him to get on the ground. He chose the perfect field and avoided the temptation of going for the road with all its hidden obstacles.
I would suggest most aviators avoid this "bermuda triangle" farm as the owner later informed us that quite a few fellow aviators suffered the same fate as Low Level on that grass land. Someone, obviously very clever after a few beers, then suggested to the owner to put up a wind sock for future engine outs. Perhaps the fellow aviators also just enjoyed a few sunset beers in the grassland.
Again this just makes me realize that we can not afford to be complacent for any flight.

[Centu Gyro]

Jis boys, Leon and Marius... Goosebumps
Well done!

[Gyronaut]

Congratulations Leon! Well done mate. A low-level forced LOB without damage is commendable
I suspect you will be flying a bit higher from now on, to turn the 6 seconds into 30 - and perhaps consider changing your nickname on here.

I look forward to the diagnosis of the problem so we can all learn and hopefully avoid it happening to us.

Len

PS;

I flew over one that was standing south of Rhino Park in the veld.

... This was Friday afternoon and you waited until Tuesday to post a question here? Nice airmanship buddy. Did offerring assistance cross your mind?

[Splinter]

Well done Leon!! Bly alles het goed afgeloop!
Kon Glen al iets wys raak? Sal graag wil weet wat die oorsaak was.

Splinter

[FLYNOTE]

Ai Jirrietjie tog ouens. Laat ek dan maar die ou nat handoek poepol wees wat op die batteries piepie. Ek het ook hoendervleis gekry van vreugde dat almal veilig is maar ook oor die laagvlieg. Dankie Vader ons het hier met n goeie koelkop loods te make gehad en als het goed afgeloop. My jarelange vliegvriend Filipe het altyd gesê dat ek n regte ou spoilsport pretbederwer was om altyd te preek en te kla oor sy laagvlieg. Toe ek die dag om hom gesirkel het terwyl hy in sy gyro uitgebrand het nadat hy in n draad vasgevlieg het het ek so gewens dat my geklaery betyds wortel kon geskiet het maar helaas... Sorry boys, vang maar n gly in my as ek knaend 500 ft minimum bepleit . Maar net n stuiwer in die armbeurs manne en dames natuurlik. Jammer. ons is mos geesgenote en kan gedagtes en gevoellens met mekaar deel sonder om dit persoonlik te vat? Ek weet as ek nou submit druk gaan ek dalk later spyt wees want ek trap dalk op tone. As dit ons almal net weer n bietjie laat dink aan die "handicaps" wat laagvlieg inhou dan is ek tevrede. Ek sal later weer vrede maak met wie ook al vir my vies is oor hierdie pos.

[Jean Crous]

Flynote , ek moet saam met jou n "nat handoek" wees. My low level is OOK 500ft, want n klomp jare gelede het ek n baie goeie vriend verloor , ook oor sy on-the-deck vlieg En ek vlieg vastevlerk , nie n gyro wat sekerlik beter/veiliger is met low-level.
Jean.

[FLYNOTE]

Good man Jean tree. I must just add that no aircraft is better or safer than the other when it comes to low flying. Obstacles are obstacles. They face any pilot and bite when least expected. Flying low along the coast. This is safe and exciting until a kids kite gets tangled in your rotor. I'm just a woes! Its been an issue with me since witnessing Filips accident and the resulting trauma to friends and family to this day. Legally 500 ft is the minimum. Below that you are tempting the Gods and you are on your own. Ag nou ja... lekker vlieg almal. this topic has been discussed add nausiam and only surfaces every now when we say goodbye to a fellow aviator.

[t-bird]

Hi Gyronaut

Nice positive comments again from you but I did not expect anything less.

t-bird wrote:I flew over one that was standing south of Rhino Park in the veld.
... This was Friday afternoon and you waited until Tuesday to post a question here? Nice airmanship buddy. Did offerring assistance cross your mind?


The Gyro was standing in a field not burning or rolled over . No assistance was required
I was flying a Jabiru overhead,
I am definitely not your BUDDY

[THI]

I am definitely not your BUDDY

Whahahaha!! Good one, fell of my chair laughing

[Gyronaut]

I am definitely not your BUDDY

Damn! I need friends like you.


PS. Perhaps you should start by learning how the quote

...duh...

/quote works so you can enlighten the rest of us.

[Dish]

Hold on be right back - off to get popcorn and a coke for this one!!!

[Gyronaut]

Don't bother Dish ol' buddy, you and I have both got better things to do.
(then again, perhaps you are also not my BUDDY)