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Today's heart-warming news...>>>

Postby Fozzer » Sat Sep 28, 2019 7:56 pm

....A solo flight around the world in a Gyrocopter...>>>

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-h ... e-49786883

In all my recent years of Microsoft Flight-Simulation, only two craft regularly resides inside my Sim Hangar.
My Bensen B-8 Gyrocopter. >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bensen_B-8
My trusty Cessna 150 Aerobat. >>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_150

Both eminently suitable for my daily explorations of the scenery below me at a very low level!
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"A Gyrocopter: The closest you can get to flying a Motorcycle in the sky".
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....and I should know about such things... :wink2: .... :wink2: ...!

..and to illustrate the fun that can be had...>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8IB-5PbL9U

Forget all the fancy Jumbo 747s, and military fast jets, and have FUN in a Gyroplane...its another world!... B-) ...!

Paul.... :D ...!
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Postby Fozzer » Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:13 pm

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Postby jpreou » Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:44 pm

Love the Bensen style gyros. Always wanted to build / fly a Ken Wallis type; top bloke :)
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Postby deeknow » Sat Oct 05, 2019 5:08 pm

Gyros are fun huh, I like to use it for exploring new scenery, slow and manoeuvrable, that and the Robinson R22
They scare the hell out of me IRL tho at air shows
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Postby chopper_nut » Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:02 am

I'd love to have a go at one... A lot of high time helicopter pilots get them for their retirement. Requires some retraining though.
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Postby jpreou » Mon Oct 07, 2019 5:02 pm

I had a trial flight once. It was great. I can't believe how expensive they are though. When I were a lad they were cheap as. To be fair, they were dangerous as, too.
It was odd as a fixed wing pilot to go zero airspeed/ 3 or 4 hundred fpm descent (to keep the rotors spinning); just didn't seem right!
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Postby emfrat » Mon Oct 07, 2019 7:43 pm

Doug and I came across this one at Omaka, back in April

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'Propliner' is actually short for 'Proper airliner, with big rumbly radials'

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Postby emfrat » Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:22 pm

Ta, mate :cheers:
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'Propliner' is actually short for 'Proper airliner, with big rumbly radials'

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Postby Fozzer » Tue Oct 08, 2019 9:34 am

My Bensen Gyrocopter in my FS 2004 Flight Sim

My snazzy new cockpit with lots of added goodies!...>>>

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...and the Bensen...>>>

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So much fun to be had at slow touring speeds...
...and landing in your back garden!

Paul... :D ...!

P.S...
...and the cockpit of my Barnett Gyrocopter....FS 2004 again!

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