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Wooduuuward wrote in message ...
Have a look at: http://www3.sympatico.ca/j.ednie/gyr...marketing.html Please don't take this as a slam, but what an annoying webpage. Jim |
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On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 09:39:46 -0400, Wooduuuward wrote:
Please don't take this as a slam, but what an annoying webpage. Why annoying? could you elaborate? On my browser (IE 5.5) all the text is displayed vertically like this. It does make it hard to follow the point the page author is trying to make. I turned my monitor ninety degrees, but it didn't help : - ) .. Ron Wanttaja |
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I used to have that problem with IE 4.5 on a Mac,
then I switched to Netscape and it went away. I use 5.5 IE on a Mac and don't see that happen anymore. interesting, browser problem. Ron Wanttaja wrote: On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 09:39:46 -0400, Wooduuuward wrote: Please don't take this as a slam, but what an annoying webpage. Why annoying? could you elaborate? On my browser (IE 5.5) all the text is displayed vertically like this. It does make it hard to follow the point the page author is trying to make. I turned my monitor ninety degrees, but it didn't help : - ) . Ron Wanttaja |
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In article , Richard Riley
writes: In homebuilts, I'd look at the Glassair Super 2S, the Express, the Velocity and (if you can find one at that price) the Swearengen SX300 The Express would be an outstanding choice for an IFR platform. The Velocity would be OK too. The SX300 and Glassair would not be on my list. The KIS (Pulsar) Super Cruiser is also a good choice with just below 200 mph cruise (more possible with right engine prop combination). The Lancair ES would be at the high end price wise but would be one of the best. Bob Reed www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site) KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress.... "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!" (M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman) |
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Landing. One of a gyroplanes pluses is it's ability to land and only
roll about twenty feet or less. Which to me is an important consideration if you're wanting to use it to commute. True, top speed is 110 -120 mph. but it can take wind gusts up to 30 knots without problems while in the air. Richard Riley wrote: Since he doesn't list STOL as a requirement, and he wants to do 200 mph in IFR, why would you think a gyro is a reasonable choice? Netscape does get rid of the single col layout. Instead it displays in tiny tiny tiny fonts and links the same color as the background. On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 23:45:36 -0400, Wooduuuward wrote: :Have a look at: :http://www3.sympatico.ca/j.ednie/gyr...marketing.html : :Jim Harper wrote: : : My mission will be me...or me and my lady, with minimal baggage, : flying either the commute or other longer-legged vacation trips (see 1 : week in 5 off). I already own a homebuilt glider (HP-16 (also : aluminum)) and am delighted with it. I'm in a glider club with several : A&P friends and a AI as well, so I have resources available, and am : experienced with the care and feeding of a homebuilt. I have extensive : experience with taildraggers, so I don't need the -a version : (tricycle), and anyway, a brief perusal of the NTSB data base shows : more landing accidents with the tri-geared version than the : conventional. : : So, what do y'all think? Assuming you want to comment. I am looking : forward to your thoughts! Thanks! : : Jim |
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I would think you would have more than
a common browser. But yes, very well said. two thumbs up. Peter Dohm wrote: Mark Hickey wrote: Wooduuuward wrote: I used to have that problem with IE 4.5 on a Mac, then I switched to Netscape and it went away. I use 5.5 IE on a Mac and don't see that happen anymore. interesting, browser problem. If it displays poorly on a very common browser, it's NOT a "browser problem", it's a poorly designed page. Mark Hickey Well said! Peter Ron Wanttaja wrote: On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 09:39:46 -0400, Wooduuuward wrote: Please don't take this as a slam, but what an annoying webpage. Why annoying? could you elaborate? On my browser (IE 5.5) all the text is displayed vertically like this. It does make it hard to follow the point the page author is trying to make. I turned my monitor ninety degrees, but it didn't help : - ) . Ron Wanttaja |
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In homebuilts, I'd look at the Glassair Super 2S, the Express, the Velocity and (if you can find one at that price) the Swearengen SX300 The Express would be an outstanding choice for an IFR platform. The Velocity would be OK too. The SX300 and Glassair would not be on my list. The KIS (Pulsar) Super Cruiser is also a good choice with just below 200 mph cruise (more possible with right engine prop combination). The Lancair ES would be at the high end price wise but would be one of the best. Bob Reed ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A real nice SX300 can be had for $200,000 or so. Dunno about it as a choice IFR platform, but I know two owners that I can ask if anyone has that kind of serious money for shaving 20 minutes off a daily drive to work. Barnyard BOb |
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BD 4 is not tube and fabric? Must be thinking of the Tailwind..Oh well.
Cheers Qaz "Scott VanderVeen" wrote in message news:j_oOa.1355$Ph3.739@sccrnsc04... Also, you might take a look a BD-4 if you can find one. It is tube and fabric and there are not many copies, I understand that it was a fine plane that was done in by the BD-5 fiasco. Tube and fabric BD-4? Must be a rare one. By the time you get a wx brief, drive to airport, pre-flight, un-chock/tiedown, run-up, take off/climb, cruise at 150-170kts, descent, then make an approach, land, taxi, shut down, tiedown/chock, drive to where you are going. - You might save 0 - 45 minutes. Over the 3:15 drive. Don't bother justifying it, just do it and smile or drive and wish. Scott V. |
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Yes, I do think landing a gyro is easier / safer than landing a fixed wing. That's how the whole idea for it originated. I continue to read the crash reports for all aircraft on the faa website. A gyro is lifted off the ground by a wing, one that spins (rotorblade). Because it spins upwards of 200 rpm, wind gusts do little to it's stability in flight. Gyroplanes can be slowed in flight to 20 mph, ground speed (or less if put into the wind) The stored inertia in the rotor can be used to advantage, for doing a 'jump take off'. AL Mills wrote: So, do you think landing a gyro is easier / safer than landing a fixed wing? What about the stored energy or inertia in the rotor system?? |
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