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Dundee Gyrocopter Flight Over... 24-01-2015, 08:52 PM
P38 Bloody well done Dundee! ... 24-01-2015, 09:15 PM
screamO Yea I think the white one... 24-01-2015, 09:19 PM
Dundee Not sure about the engine... 25-01-2015, 04:40 PM
veitnamcam Did ya count all the trout? 24-01-2015, 09:48 PM
Dundee I was looking.;) 24-01-2015, 10:00 PM
P38 Dundee I carefully... 25-01-2015, 08:35 AM
kiwi39 they're a cool piece of kit... 24-01-2015, 09:50 PM
Dundee Can get to 10000 feet kiwi39 24-01-2015, 09:57 PM
kiwi39 Hmmmm second thoughts ....... 24-01-2015, 10:20 PM
Dundee If that fails the top rotars... 24-01-2015, 10:27 PM
HNTMAD Pretty sure the green one is... 24-01-2015, 10:32 PM
Beaker Very cool! The screen pic... 24-01-2015, 10:39 PM
Dundee The red one came down from... 24-01-2015, 10:47 PM
sako75 You crazy men and your flying... 24-01-2015, 10:53 PM
GravelBen They do scenic flights at... 27-01-2015, 05:56 PM
veitnamcam There is Mum and Dads xmas... 27-01-2015, 08:04 PM
R93 I would never go near one of... 25-01-2015, 10:17 AM
Gerbs I was carefully checking... 25-01-2015, 10:25 AM
NRT My old man has got a German... 25-01-2015, 11:07 AM
R93 Helicopters really only have... 25-01-2015, 11:56 AM
BRADS Nice on Dundee. As R93 said... 25-01-2015, 12:23 PM
Nibblet He should be fine as long as... 25-01-2015, 12:41 PM
veitnamcam You must be getting old Dave,... 25-01-2015, 12:40 PM
R93 Having kids and being around... 25-01-2015, 04:10 PM
Shootm Good on yah dundee. Shit... 25-01-2015, 12:47 PM
Dundee http://youtu.be/QslBDKj_jIk 25-01-2015, 01:37 PM
Dundee http://youtu.be/GqF1uo5EbPo 25-01-2015, 01:42 PM
K95 Gotta be nuts to fly in one... 25-01-2015, 02:35 PM
R93 Where you driving the angry... 25-01-2015, 05:49 PM
Dundee Don't copy that R93 25-01-2015, 06:48 PM
R93 Did you pilot the gyro or... 25-01-2015, 06:54 PM
BRADS No more beersies for you... 25-01-2015, 06:56 PM
R93 Haa! ha!! That's why I asked😆... 25-01-2015, 07:02 PM
Dundee Missed my fly tonight. The... 25-01-2015, 07:03 PM
kiwijames Saw one flying home last... 26-01-2015, 07:02 PM
Dundee A few more pics....... 27-01-2015, 05:27 PM
screamO F##k that... 27-01-2015, 06:20 PM
Dundee I would fit in that easy:D 27-01-2015, 10:50 PM
sakokid Excellent report Dundee.... 27-01-2015, 09:11 PM
BRADS No, they struggle to fly... 27-01-2015, 09:15 PM
veitnamcam Need a runway to take off. 27-01-2015, 09:18 PM
kiwiaviator Great pics thanks. Yep, they... 28-01-2015, 06:10 PM
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    Gyrocopter Flight Over Dannevirke And District.

    Seen a few buzzing around and every Jaffa anniversary they arrive in Dvke.
    Went out for a look.
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    This one got my attention.
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    Then I saw a green one
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    Wasn't long and I had checked out the cockpit of the white one,yip I could fly that
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    I stood back and had another look at the machine
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    Wasn't long and I had slipped my ass in and my grubby feet were on the controls
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    Then I flew towards my sisters place up towards the Ruahines and buzzed them.
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    Headed toward our farm but had to fly around Dannevirke (civil aviation rules) can't fly microlight or gyrocopters over townships.
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    I had flown around the township and went to check the farm out. The farm is on the right side of the road
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    Then buzzed home
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    After that I flew too the run off and checked the river spots we fish also
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    Back over the farm on way back to areodrome.
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    Then over the shit ponds before landing. Looks like town is out of shit as well as water
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    And I returned the gyrocopter back in one piece to the owner just as another one took off.
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    Hope you all enjoyed that it took me a while to write that and add the pics.
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