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Zack Baughman
03-27-2012, 02:07 PM
I was looking for something completely unrelated, and stumbled upon this. Thought some of you might like it as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGwRXy5z7Pk&feature=player_embedded


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGwRXy5z7Pk&feature=player_embedded

rosiejerryrosie
03-28-2012, 07:41 AM
Neat. Please do this at only ethanol fee stations.....

turbo
04-03-2012, 03:45 PM
nice video. saw kermit weeks fly his new to him auto gyro at fantasy of flight during snf splash in day. a big hit with the fans that were there.

did my first flight around the pattern in my single seat gyro monday. half plane, half helo. autos like a helo. takes off like a gyroplane.

Zack Baughman
04-03-2012, 07:31 PM
nice video. saw kermit weeks fly his new to him auto gyro at fantasy of flight during snf splash in day. a big hit with the fans that were there. did my first flight around the pattern in my single seat gyro monday. half plane, half helo. autos like a helo. takes off like a gyroplane.. Congrats on the first flight! What kind of gyro is it?

Andrew King
04-04-2012, 10:44 AM
They must've had a pretty good wind for that landing approach, interesting that they don't show the rotor spin down, he probably had to turn tail to the wind to prevent blade flap.

Barnstorm
06-12-2012, 01:35 PM
Pitcairn.

Early model before the gimbal rotorhead.

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turbo
06-17-2012, 02:00 PM
. Congrats on the first flight! What kind of gyro is it?

zack, 2065 there you are. they are a blast to fly. i call it the dirt bike of the sky.