Did you know....?
That as of 29 July 2005....
Jim Mahoney tells us that he will be hosting not only the next GyroNut Fly-in at Muncie, IN, on September 9, 10, 11, and 11th (2005).
In addition Jim will having an Autogyro meet in Lakeland, FL, on November 4, 5, & 6th, at the "Sun n Fun Campus" in conjunction with the annual "Wings and Things"
You may contact Jim at: Jrmahoney36@aol.com
I have noticed that more and more of you are finding that the rotor blades to use are certainly the ones from "Aerobalsa" .... Aside from selling those excellent 6042 Airfoiled rotor blades, Mike is now handling many model gyro plans, including those formerly being offered on this site. I request that you monitor AeroBalsa.com for the latest information.
I have finally been able to begin posting some of the many photos that were taken at this late summer's Muncie, Indiana (AMA Headquarters) Gyronuts AutoGyro Fly-in. These were passed on to me courtest of Jim Mahoney and Bernie Rozman. There are more photos, but they will require some time and I hope to have the majority of the best ones posted before the end of this year.. 2004.
Please note that due to continued "other" obligations... this webmaster will unfortunately not
be able to continuously monitor this site or respond to E-Mail questions until futher notice.
The 5th annual "AUTOGYRO'S OVER SPRING HILL" apparently was held at the usual place in Spring Hill, Florida, February 23rd & 24th (2005).
I'm sure the Hernando Aero Modeler's are thankful to all of you gyro modelers that joined with this this year...
For further information you are requested to contact: cjmans@peoplepc.com
Fellow Gyro enthusiast John Boren has sent us a great indoor video of his indoor gyro creation.... you may click here to download view this .AVI video file...
There is a new Autogyro website in the United Kingdom, mastered by Andy Simpson.... While it presently features the full scale craft, they plan to begin posting information about the Modeling aspect of these craft in the future..... Please visit "Gyropilot.com"
John Bishop, England, has presented some nice information in regard to his "KESTREL" twin rotor model... Click here to visit his page...
FEDERACION AEREA
MADRILENA and the Juan De La Cierva Foundation (Madrid Spain) has sponsored an Autogiro design
contest recently in Madrid, Spain. With the interest of presenting a "JUAN DE
LA CIERVA" prize. For the final results, as presented by GyroNut Emilio Cabezas, Click here...
Contest details followed are presented here, and if you are interested, please click here
It's not an R/C model, but certainly a gyro worth mentioning.... It's called "The Plottner Rotorkite"...
You may click here to visit Mr. Plottner's interesting website, which features photos and videos of his marvelous wind powered machine. You may also click on the photo for a larger view...>>>>>>>>>>>>
Those of you close to me know that I am running out of sufficient time to
keep up with the website and Autogyros in general...
I am in the slow
process of rewriting many pages and some sections will undergo major
revisions...
I no longer monitor and respond to Model Autogyro E-mail on a
daily basis and you can expect a delay in response.
If you are requesting
information and/or assistance, please take the time to browse the site for
those answers that are already posted...
Check out a new Gyro site... this is a fine one being presented by Ben
Mullett in the United kingdom... www.braggroup.com
I'll have more to post on Ben's site as soon as I
can....
If you are interested and just beginning... It is
strongly suggested you read over the "Suggestions for the
beginner" page..... and save yourself a lot of time
and frustration.....
Joel Waldo, Darby, Montana, has built and
flown a "Suitcase Minnie" as well as an original design "Widjit" model during
the cold of winter in Montana... click here for
photos....
Jan Bakker, The Netherlands, has
built and flown both an IC (glow powered) version of the "Suitcase Minnie" and
has recently built an electric powered version also.... Click
here for a glimpse of Jan's efforts.....
Jan has also built one of Emilio Cabezas's "ECDC" Gyros... Click here to see
his ECDC....
Emilio Cabezas, Madrid, Spain, has designed a .40
powered "Pusher" type model gyro. Click here to
check this one out!
Horst Starke, Dresden, Germany, says he really enjoys flying
his "Simple-G"
Click
here for the photographic evidence...
Horst is
not entirely new to autogyros... Click here to see his co-axial (dual rotor) model of 25
years ago!
Michele Lenzi, Bologna,
Italy, Has sent us a photo of his (Suitcase)
Minnie that he has been enjoying flying. Click here for a full
view photo...
Gyronut Leon Wolfe, La Cross,
Wisconsin, has presented us with some outstanding photos he took at
the September 2002, Martinsville, Indiana, Fly-in.
Click
here and be prepared to view a large group of photos.
Here, courtesy of Joel Waldo, Darby, Montana, is a nice photo of most everybody
who attended the recent "GyroNuts 02" Fly-in at
Martinsville, Indiana. You may click on the photo for a
larger ( aprox. 800 x 600 ) version,
however be aware it is a large picture and may be slow loading the first
time you view it.
Once you have done that you may want to click
here to glance over all the other fine photos Joel has made available
for out viewing...
For photo coverage of the 2001 Hudson, Wisconsin, and the
2002 Martinsville, Indiana, Gyro Fly-in's, visit the "Events'
page....
Take note that this site does not
offer any mail-out [printed] information. These pages have been posted here for you to browse over and download using the "save as" files feature.
You are encouraged to read through the pages rather than ask questions through
E-Mail. I just do not have the time anymore to spend answering
technical details via E-Mail. Requests for printed copys cannot
be honored.
rev.. 07-29-2005..jb
