New Sport Pilot
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:37 pm
I got my Sport Pilot ticket today. Off to Zephyrhills as soon as possible for my gyro endorsement!
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Re: New Sport Pilot
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:37 pm
Congratulations! Have fun with the gyro; they look like they'd be a real hoot to fly..
Re: New Sport Pilot
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:53 pm
Gyros are scary - they lack wings or rather the lift device is not very obvious 
Re: New Sport Pilot
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:08 pm
Congrats on the sport pilot rating.....let me know when you make it to ZPH, that's where I keep my SportCruiser. The gyro guys there always look like they are having fun, but it's not my cup of tea. Warmi is right, those things scare me too.JJ Campbell wrote:I got my Sport Pilot ticket today. Off to Zephyrhills as soon as possible for my gyro endorsement!
There's always 1........or 5 in the pattern at any given time.
Re: New Sport Pilot
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 10:39 pm
I thought you used fly a home made chopper or something along these linesShawnM wrote:Congrats on the sport pilot rating.....let me know when you make it to ZPH, that's where I keep my SportCruiser. The gyro guys there always look like they are having fun, but it's not my cup of tea. Warmi is right, those things scare me too.JJ Campbell wrote:I got my Sport Pilot ticket today. Off to Zephyrhills as soon as possible for my gyro endorsement!
There's always 1........or 5 in the pattern at any given time.
We have a few gyros at our airport as well.... my wife calls them “MadMax people” ...
https://madmax.fandom.com/wiki/Gyrocopter
Btw. Congrats to JJ Campbell - gyro or not , it is fun being up there ...
Re: New Sport Pilot
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:01 pm
Yes, I flew a helicopter, no a gyrocopter. Those things defy all reason.Warmi wrote:I thought you used fly a home made chopper or something along these lines
Re: New Sport Pilot
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:34 pm
Actually . . they don't really fly . . . they just beat the earth into submission.ShawnM wrote:Yes, I flew a helicopter, no a gyrocopter. Those things defy all reason.Warmi wrote:I thought you used fly a home made chopper or something along these lines
Re: New Sport Pilot
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 9:13 pm
It's worse than that, Bill. They defy the laws of physics, when they apply inordinate amounts of power, and somehow manage to lift off. By rights, they should be screwing themselves into the ground!Wm.Ince wrote:Actually . . they don't really fly . . . they just beat the earth into submission.
Re: New Sport Pilot
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:01 am
A few of them do that too. It ain'tpretty!drseti wrote:It's worse than that, Bill. They defy the laws of physics, when they apply inordinate amounts of power, and somehow manage to lift off. By rights, they should be screwing themselves into the ground!Wm.Ince wrote:Actually . . they don't really fly . . . they just beat the earth into submission.