Thread: Gyrocopter Flight Over Dannevirke And District.

Seen a few buzzing around and every Jaffa anniversary they arrive in Dvke.
Went out for a look.

This one got my attention.

Then I saw a green one

Wasn't long and I had checked out the cockpit of the white one,yip I could fly that

I stood back and had another look at the machine

Wasn't long and I had slipped my ass in and my grubby feet were on the controls

I was away looking at my mates farm where they irrigate..(lucky bugger)
Then I flew towards my sisters place up towards the Ruahines and buzzed them.

Headed toward our farm but had to fly around Dannevirke (civil aviation rules) can't fly microlight or gyrocopters over townships.

I had flown around the township and went to check the farm out. The farm is on the right side of the road

Then buzzed home

After that I flew too the run off and checked the river spots we fish also

Back over the farm on way back to areodrome.

Then over the shit ponds before landing. Looks like town is out of shit as well as water

And I returned the gyrocopter back in one piece to the owner just as another one took off.



Hope you all enjoyed that it took me a while to write that and add the pics.

Bloody well done Dundee!

Shoulda flown up to the Snee road reserve and checked out all the clearings Tahr posted the other day while you had the chance.

Cheers
Pete

Yea I think the white one would have been my choice, it looks a bit safer. Did it have the rotex engine?

Originally Posted by screamO

Yea I think the white one would have been my choice, it looks a bit safer. Did it have the rotex engine?

Not sure about the engine another stinking hot day here with northerly breeze blowing. Just seen one wizz past. Going out there again,they must be safer than Asian Airways

Did ya count all the trout?

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Did ya count all the trout?

I was looking.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Did ya count all the trout?

Dundee

I carefully rechecked all the photos of the river and your farm.

And from what I can see there appears to be at least a dozen trout and one lamb missing

Poachers maybe.

Better get on to that.

Cheers
Pete

they're a cool piece of kit .. seriously cool ... and they can land practically anywhere.

Nice report @Dundee .... wonder if they can get me high enough to jump out of (and live)

Originally Posted by kiwi39

they're a cool piece of kit .. seriously cool ... and they can land practically anywhere.

Nice report @Dundee .... wonder if they can get me high enough to jump out of (and live)

Can get to 10000 feet @kiwi39

Originally Posted by Dundee

Can get to 10000 feet @kiwi39

Hmmmm second thoughts .... dont like the look of that human slicer behind the cockpit ....

Originally Posted by kiwi39

Hmmmm second thoughts .... dont like the look of that human slicer behind the cockpit ....

If that fails the top rotars can get you down,might go up in the green one without the cockpit tomorrow

Pretty sure the green one is owned by a guy Paul from Upper Hutt, built himself, has an real "bush" airstrip too

Very cool!

The screen pic looks neat, must have a nose cam? I feel another project on the wish list!

The red one came down from Tauraunga in 2 hrs and the one I took came from Wellington. I spoke too so many people unsure about names but was introduced too a fella Paul ,one came from Huntly.

You crazy men and your flying machines
Would love to go over Southland/Otago in a biplane