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BEEN a LOOONG Time A'com'n!!!!!
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 Joined: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:30 pm Posts: 1248 Location: UP A GUMTREE Has thanked: 1949 times Been thanked: 1688 times 
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Who remembers their FIRST TIME all alone SOLO ....OUT of the pattern away from the airport?????
  I DID IT ......TODAY!!!!Bloody'ell ... my face is sore from the giant grinnnn! Altitude is a drug ... "being -the-bird" ... under your own rotorwing is utterly AMAZING!!! .... going out to explore the airspace out & beyond the runway!!!! WHEEEEEE .... what a blast!!! I hope the winds will allow more tomorrow! I have NEVER gone through 5 gal in a session before .... 1:15 hr of controlled adrenalin & ecstasy!!!    ...to know!!  _________________  |
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Get the bugs out of your teeth !
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| Mon May 05, 2014 11:22 pm |
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 Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:21 am Posts: 7151 Location: Lost Has thanked: 115 times Been thanked: 8645 times
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Yay! Good for you! Best I can remember it was magical!
_________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
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| Tue May 06, 2014 5:49 am |
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Most Excellent Chris....I think today is going to be even more fun.
I'm very Happy for You!!!   |
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| Tue May 06, 2014 6:58 am |
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!
Congratulations! It is a great feeling. Now keep flying that baby _________________  A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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| Tue May 06, 2014 7:13 am |
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Fantastic!!!! Congrats, you are on your way. My gyro is all inspected and ready; Des coming down next weekend to do some final tweaking and adjustments and then hopefully I'm up and away as well.
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| Tue May 06, 2014 7:37 am |
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Joined: Sat Nov 02, 2013 2:25 pm Posts: 1260 Location: Central Florida Has thanked: 820 times Been thanked: 853 times
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Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations _________________ “If things go wrong, don't go with them.” ..... ― Roger Babson “People say there are thousands of options we have in life. I say we have only two: we can either be happy or be unhappy.” ..... ― Pawan Mishra |
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| Tue May 06, 2014 8:07 am |
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Chris- Way to go! You will steadily increase your wind limits, and soon find how much fun flying in wind can be. You land so slowly. Good to hear your progress.
Stan |
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| Tue May 06, 2014 8:27 am |
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Joined: Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:38 pm Posts: 2541 Location: Atlanta GA area Has thanked: 800 times Been thanked: 1151 times
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WAY TO GO CHRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember it (kinda), it was 1978 (could have been 1979), in a Cessna 152... really an 'on top of the world' feeling and experience. Now I want to have it again, in a gyro...  _________________ John Morgan PP-SEL Former member PRA Member PeachState Rotorcraft club Member Sunstate Rotor & Wing Club Owner/builder of The Subinator: Single place Dominator/Subaru EA-81 (currently in full restoration) Soon to offer machine shop services |
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| Wed May 07, 2014 10:03 pm |
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Joined: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:45 pm Posts: 628 Location: Orbit Has thanked: 197 times Been thanked: 322 times
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That's awesome Chris!! congrats!!!
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| Thu May 08, 2014 6:56 pm |
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Joined: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:30 pm Posts: 1248 Location: UP A GUMTREE Has thanked: 1949 times Been thanked: 1688 times
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Finally got the edited Gopro vids uploaded ... Utube was NOT at all co-operative ... with my Ipad last few days!
Captions ... kinda redundant for gyronaughts ... mostly for benefit/interest of my FB / non flying friends! http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pwS5bZRk6jk _________________ |
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| Fri May 09, 2014 9:24 am |
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 _________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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| Fri May 09, 2014 9:56 am |
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Way to ho Chris! I am happy for you. Your struggles just make the prize of flying that much greater.
Stan |
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| Fri May 09, 2014 11:41 am |
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Chris- You are getting a lot of positive comments on the RWF.....and knowing that the lurker/poster ratio is very high over there......you are generating a lot of good exposure for gyroplanes. The RWF definitely has its place for anything with a rotor and a motor.....politics and religion just are sidetracks, and plenty of places to get those topics vented.
But again, very nicely done flying and you are an inspiration to hundreds of potential newbies. Stan |
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| Fri May 09, 2014 2:00 pm |
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Especially this slightly ...... never mind.......
Quote: I hope Jim will soon be able to make that same accomplishment with Tiggy B! Doug Barker PRA Pres  _________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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| Fri May 09, 2014 2:10 pm |
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Christine....you are friggin so kick ass....
It is great to see you overcome all the crap and succeed in spite of it. YOU ROCK!!!!    |
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| Sat May 10, 2014 2:50 pm |
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Joined: Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:35 pm Posts: 373 Location: Arkansas Has thanked: 293 times Been thanked: 487 times
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It has been a long time A'com'n A long battle with more than your share of obstacles for both you and FJ.
You folks have hung in there where a lot of people would have given up! With just a bit of luck this will be the beginning of a long stretch of easier progress for you both. YOU DESERVE IT _________________ Making deplorables great again |
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| Sun May 11, 2014 3:37 pm |
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Joined: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:30 pm Posts: 1248 Location: UP A GUMTREE Has thanked: 1949 times Been thanked: 1688 times
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Here's the edited video of my Friday eve flight!
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| Wed May 14, 2014 7:43 am |
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Most awesomestest awesomeness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY Impressive. I am so happy for you. You deserve every bit of happy flight you get _________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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| Wed May 14, 2014 7:52 am |
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Way to go Chris!
Nice video too. |
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