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....in a gaggle of Gyroplanes!...>>>

Having fun in and around Spanish Fork (U77) in Utah!

FSX:

Xenon Gyroplane:





Bensen Gyroplane:





Ultimate Fun in an Armchair!..... ...!

http://www.airgyro.com/ for Gyroplane Training...Try You-Tube!!

Paul.... ...!

Nice set Paul...

We are starting to see more ultra lights around here now but most of them gather at Private Strips or Flying Farmers Airfields rather than meet at local bugsmasher fields.

I believe that is mostly to do with their speed, when they fly together it is probably easier to fly with another aircraft type like your own than to try and fly with an aircraft like a Cessna 172 or perhaps even a Cessna 150/152.

There are two Homebuilt Kits on the one bugsmasher field we frequent, they are two seat aeroplanes and faster than a Cessna 172 or Piper 140. They are two different types of Homebuilt Kits and their cost is somewhere around Eighty Thousand Canadian Dollars which puts them well above the cost of a used Cessna 172 or Piper 140. The one Homebuilt Kit reminds me of a Fleet Canuck.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Canuck

I always liked the EAA "Experimental Aircraft Association" and for awhile in the 1960's I belonged to one Chapter, however, it was a two hour trip in a Cessna 172 from home and I just could not make the meetings and to be honest could not justify the cost of building a Kit or Ultra Light too purchasing a manufactured aircraft like the Piper Super Cub, Cessna 140 or Fleet Canuck.

I bought and sold many aircraft without a loss and not sure if I could have made money buying and selling a Homebuilt Kit. I guess that is what kept me away from those types of aeroplanes.

My first flight as a passenger in the Bell 47 "Bubble Gum Machine" Helicopter left me feeling like I was aviating in a Homebuilt Aircraft....

Again nice set and variety of shots Paul...

Still, its just amazing what you can get out from FSX

What happened to 150-ing around SoCal? I thought that was your "thing" Paul!

Still, nice piccies, thanx! Looks like a lot of fun IRL or SimWorld!

Keep up the good flights!

Pat~

PhantomTweak wrote:What happened to 150-ing around SoCal? I thought that was your "thing" Paul!

Still, nice piccies, thanx! Looks like a lot of fun IRL or SimWorld!

Keep up the good flights!

Pat~

Hello Pat... ...!

My favourite area is still SOCAL, but in this case, for some strange reason, I got interested in the magic of Gyroplanes/Gyrocopters, after having no luck whatsoever in controlling unruly Helicopters, after many years of trying!
The Gyroplane has much in common with a fixed wing aircraft, except that in this case the aircraft is kept aloft with a freely-rotating "Wing", and as such, the craft cannot "stall" and fall out of the sky following an engine failure. It merely floats slowly to the ground with air passing upwards through the freely rotating blades, and in full control of the Pilot!
The pilot controls the Pitch and Bank by adjusting the angle of the spinning Rotor with a simple Joystick, and turning the craft by means of pedals operating the rear Rudder.
A coordinated turn is performed with use of both Bank and Rudder as in a fixed wing aircraft.
In modern Gyroplanes the Rotor is "spun-up", (Pre-rotated) first, by means of the special engine driven gearbox with a flexible drive up the a geared wheel on the Rotor. Once the Rotor is up to speed the drive is disengaged and the rotor remains free to spin for take-off and the remainder of the journey, and landing again!
A remarkably simple device for aerial flight, and also remarkably safe.... for a trained Gyroplane Pilot!
My reason for selecting Utah has nothing to do with the Mormons... ...., but because one of the excellent Gyroplane training sites is located at "Airgyro Aviation" http://www.airgyro.com/ , at U77 airfield, with many You-Tube examples of flight training in that delightful area, with its rolling fields, lakes, and nearby mountain range!

Great fun, and a pleasant alternative to the usual "aeroplane" flights!.... ...!

Paul...popping back to SOCAL in my Cessna 150... ...!

Really enjoyed those. Interesting aircraft.