Stuart & Kathryn Fields wrote:
Ken: Are you still manufacturing HS equipment for gyros?

NO, STU. I SOLD OVER 30 OF THEM AND THEN THE CHEAP COPYCATS CAME OUT
AND IT WASN'T WORTH IT ANYMORE.

How do you like
the J-2? We've heard stories about lack of sufficient power.

I HAD THE "SUPER J-2," WHICH HAD A 3-BLADED McCAULEY CONSTANT-SPEED
PROP. IT HAD A LITTLE MORE OOMPH. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF A
BUSINESS PARTNER BACKING OUT AFTER I SIGNED A LEASE FOR A LOCATION, I
HAD TO OFFER HER FOR SALE. I SOLD HER ON FRIDAY THE 13TH. BUYER SAID
HE WAS GYRO-RATED (WINDS UP HE WASN'T. HE LIED) AND PROCEEDED TO
DEMOLISH HER ON HIS TAKE-OFF FOR HOME. THERE WAS A X-WIND AND AS SOON
AS HE LIFTED OFF, HE MADE A SHARP TURN DOWNWIND, GOT BEHIND THE POWER
CURVE AND CRASHED. HE WALKED AWAY UNHURT, BUT THE J-2 WAS TOTALLY
DESTROYED. MADE ME SICK. IT WAS A GORGEOUS CRAFT. IF ANYONE WANTS TO
SEE PHOTOS OF WHAT SHE LOOKED LIKE BEFORE SHE WAS DEMOLISHED, GO TO
BARNSTORMERS.COM AND ENTER "McCULLOCH J-2" IN THE SEARCH BOX. THE PICS
WILL BE UP FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.

KEN


One of our
friends worked on the things with Frank Robinson at McCulloch. I can
remember seeing a test version at Lancaster CA airport with strain gages all
over it.
Can you toggle thru more than just one frequency in the ICOM? I'm flying a
Baby Belle and don't take my hand off the cyclic unless it is on the ground
and the blade speed is down. I find that flying around a restricted area I
can use about 5 frequencies. My Microair is capable of up to 25 frequencies
toggled from the cyclic joystick, but I've had a lot of reliability issues
and may have to change.

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Stuart Fields
Experimental Helo magazine
P. O. Box 1585
Inyokern, CA 93527
(760) 377-4478 ph
(760) 408-9747 publication cell
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Stuart & Kathryn Fields wrote:
Anyone using any of these things out there? Looking for user feedback.

--
Stuart Fields



I had one (ICOM 200) for almost 700 hours in my RAF/Sparrowhawk gyro.
It worked absolutely great. I had the ribbon antenna (I forget the
name) and the combo was fantastic. Tower could here me way out behind
mountains at low altitudes.

I also have one in my McCulloch J-2, but I have a hash noise from an
unshielded ignition. It transmits and receives O.K. though.