Anyone still flying gyrocopters?

"Bob Martin" wrote in message
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Well, I don't think that the gyro is that old. A year ago he was
doing taxi
tests up and down the taxiway between hangar rows without rotor
blades. I
want to say that he's about 55-60, but I could be wrong. As my dad
said the
other day, that gyro of his is "like a mosquito... all it's good
for is
making noise." And whenever he does fly it, it's only for a few
circuits
around the pattern.


I'm a bit bothered about this, Old guy, at 54 I don't feel like and
'old guy', do I become an 'old guy' on my next birthday?
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Cheers,
Jonathan Lowe
modelflyer at antispam dot net

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"Wooduuuward" wrote in message
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Must be a good design if he's an old guy. Do you know which
manufacterer / model it is?

Yep, nothing you can do about it. Used to be
old guys were in their late sixties. But now they're
getting younger. what?

Model Flyer wrote:

"Bob Martin" wrote in message
...
Well, I don't think that the gyro is that old. A year ago he was
doing taxi
tests up and down the taxiway between hangar rows without rotor
blades. I
want to say that he's about 55-60, but I could be wrong. As my dad
said the
other day, that gyro of his is "like a mosquito... all it's good
for is
making noise." And whenever he does fly it, it's only for a few
circuits
around the pattern.


I'm a bit bothered about this, Old guy, at 54 I don't feel like and
'old guy', do I become an 'old guy' on my next birthday?
--

.
--
Cheers,
Jonathan Lowe
modelflyer at antispam dot net

Antispam trap in place


"Wooduuuward" wrote in message
...
Must be a good design if he's an old guy. Do you know which
manufacterer / model it is?

"
I'm a bit bothered about this, Old guy, at 54 I don't feel like and
'old guy', do I become an 'old guy' on my next birthday?

The saying goes, that the impression of old is anyone 15 years older than
yourself.

Think about it. It holds true, pretty well. The poster has just told
everyone else about his "inexperience", hasn't he? g

Then there is BOb, who even admits that he is old! g
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote:

I'm a bit bothered about this, Old guy, at 54 I don't feel like and
'old guy', do I become an 'old guy' on my next birthday?

The saying goes, that the impression of old is anyone 15 years older than
yourself.

Think about it. It holds true, pretty well. The poster has just told
everyone else about his "inexperience", hasn't he? g

Then there is BOb, who even admits that he is old! g
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

You know you're old when......
AARP solicits you for membership.

That would be age 55.



Barnyard BOb -- 10 year member

"Barnyard BOb --" wrote in message
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snip
Then there is BOb, who even admits that he is old! g
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

You know you're old when......
AARP solicits you for membership.

That would be age 55.



Barnyard BOb -- 10 year member

Hmmm, AARP solicited me when I turned 50 - guess I'm in the dinosaur
category, or maybe fossil.

Michael Pilla

You know you're old when......
AARP solicits you for membership.

That would be age 55.



Barnyard BOb -- 10 year member

Hmmm, AARP solicited me when I turned 50 - guess I'm in the dinosaur
category, or maybe fossil.

Michael Pilla
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

OOPS.
Sorry, Michael...
I stand corrected.
Age 50 it is.

It's all I can do to remember my "N" number
inscribed on the instrument panel in BIG letters.


Barnyard BOb -
Who needs Viagra....
When you have aviation.

Barnyard BOb -- wrote:



Barnyard BOb -
Who needs Viagra....
When you have aviation.

Damn! What do you do when you can't have either?

Barnyard BOb -- wrote:

It's all I can do to remember my "N" number
inscribed on the instrument panel in BIG letters.

You may have to trade up (?) to an RV-6 so you can take someone along
to remind you soon...

Mark Hickey

Mark Hickey wrote:

Barnyard BOb -- wrote:

It's all I can do to remember my "N" number
inscribed on the instrument panel in BIG letters.

You may have to trade up (?) to an RV-6 so you can take someone along
to remind you soon...

Mark Hickey
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

You bet.
Trading up is the answer!
Especially, since my hangar rent just DOUBLED.

This would cut my costs...
PER SEAT MILE
to what I'm already paying.

Following this logic --
If I acquire an RV-10....
I can cut my costs in half again.
Nothing like pricing costs based on a per seat mile basis.
When flying gets far too expensive for the family budget,
just add a few seats to make it, once again, affordable.


Barnyard BOb -- figures can lie and liars can figure

In article ,
Michael Pilla wrote:
"Barnyard BOb --" wrote in message
.. .
snip
Then there is BOb, who even admits that he is old! g
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

You know you're old when......
AARP solicits you for membership.

That would be age 55.



Barnyard BOb -- 10 year member

Hmmm, AARP solicited me when I turned 50 - guess I'm in the dinosaur
category, or maybe fossil.

Michael Pilla



Bah! AARP solicited me the year I turned TWENTY.

That happened to be the year my father (we share the same first name,
although with different middle names) turned 55, _and_ he moved to
a different town, *AND* I had my own place.