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Well we lucked out for the 2nd year inna row :whoop :whoop ... the rains in KS have kept coming and still chance ...all week ... until we leave Sunday ... so WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT TO ROTR 2016 ( ... God willing 'n the creek dont rise! :lol:)

We have heard of some GREAT news from our good friend Glenn ...of some other attendees we haven't seen for a while & fellow earlybirds arriving on the weekend prior! ... looks like a fun time coming up! :gyro2

Lots of CFI's in attendance ... planning on getting Jim to solo! :fickyou

Starting an official thread here for reports , updates & pics ... as it happens! :Flag

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Chris- Have fun. You two have had an amazing journey. Jim, have fun getting to the solo stage. Sorry to hear about Bonzer. A beautiful boxer he was.


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Good news! Take lots of pictures for us who are not able to go there.
Someday I hope to.....
Have fun and fly safely.
Go FJ get that solo done.

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Chris and Jim, my condolences too the both of you on the loss of Bonzer. I know how you feel, I lost Rocky 14 months ago and still really miss him bad. Get that Solo done my friend. Be safe and have a good time.


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FJ SOLOED TODAY :whoop




What a long time coming from first gyro hours shoe-horned into Desmon's red MTO "QT" ......in late August 2011 .... the highs & lows of building the TiggyB ...trying to get all the issues resolved so it could be flown off & used to train in!

Now a year after owning the Jim customized Titanium Explorer "Festey" .... and piecemeal sessions of training @ the various rotorcraft events we attended in the last 12 months ..... Today JIM flew SOLO!!!

Thanks to the week -long preparation @ ROTR with a couple of daily lessons ... thanks Desmon,Chris Lord , Brandon & Mike Burton he was finally 100% ready!

We relocated yesterday to AirGyro HQ @ Spanish Fork .....
Today - after a final dual lesson .... just before noon ... Jim headed out solo under Mike' s watchful eye & ground radio!

I got pics & video ... to be posted after we get home! ( later this week!)

CONGRATULATIONS :fickyou :Flag :OZ :whoop

onwards to the flight test & sport add-on! :wol :gyro2

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Awesome FJ, congrats. You are really on your way!!! :yoda2 :yoda2 :yoda2 :yoda2
But fick you anyway.
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Yeah what he said! :fickyou :fickyou :fickyou
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We are happy for you.
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Congrats Jim! :clap:


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Congrats Jim!! Been a long time coming.. Way to go!!!


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It was good talking to you jim. I am glad to see you got things polished off. It's a great feeling !


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Pictures or it didn't happen!!!!!!
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....Just headed home today .... when I download vid & pics off camera on the home 'puter ... you'll get the damn pics ...sheesh ... Jim got a pic on his smart phone after his checkflight with Brandon ... but has no clue how to post ... ...maybe email it!!!! ( is his limit!)

I have dumb phone & separate camera ...sometimes I remember to get a pic on my iPAD ... so can post direct to forums!

AS of YESTERDAY ...FJ is NOW A CERTIFICATED GYRO SPORT PILOT!!! :whoop

One week of daily flying / instruction @ ROTR & another 5 days @ Airgyro in Spanish Fork .... WE GOT 'er DONE :)

One happy relaxed FJ ... coming home to hay-making!

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Just awesome congrats FJ.


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Congratulations Jim..you deserve it!


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Congratulations Jim..you deserve it!


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FJ -SOLO ...IT HAPPENED - HERE ARE the PICTURES - also the SIGNED LOGBOOK - GYRO SPORT PILOT

:fickyou :Flag :Flag :Flag :Flag :whoop


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WOHOOOOOO it is true! We got pictures to prove it!!!!
Congratulations :like :half

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Is that DuuuuDe really that small, or are you really that big :eek :laughing :chainsaw

Congrats mate :like :koolaid

Once you get a bunch of hours up, are you going to try and get tiggy going and have a crack at that? :noidea :like :pop

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MadMuz wrote:
Is that DuuuuDe really that small, or are you really that big :eek :laughing :chainsaw

Congrats mate :like :koolaid

Once you get a bunch of hours up, are you going to try and get tiggy going and have a crack at that? :noidea :like :pop

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Muz -
It's possible that I might pursue the Monster down the road, only time will tell. Right now, I am Not anxious to do so !!!!

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Once you get plenty of hours up... I am sure you wont be able to resist taxying and hopping it :laughing

Would be good to see you get some use out of it :like :pop

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