Hi T-Bird - as far as I know the new bladder lined ranks for the M16 became available last year.

The subject of post impact fires has been discussed at length on this and other forums. Rotor wing aircraft - both helicopters and gyros, are probably more susceptible to post impact fires due to the fact that fuel is carried "inboard" and in closer proximity to the engine and thus potential ignitio...

Hi mak, I recently experienced the same and replaced the VDO on my 914 - apparently the Honeywell sensors are now made in China and are poorer quality - coincidentally a couple of us gyro owners found that the sensors started playing up not long after we switched oils from the old (discontinued) She...

An update in the event that anyone searches for Ladismith info in the future: Flew in this past weekend and the runway was fine to use - gravel and a bit stony, with the some tufts of grass and small bushes growing on the runway - but no dongas, holes or mole heaps. OK for light aerie / microlight /...

Hi Tinkerbell, Stopped at Kang a few years in our gyros and the runway was fine - replete with a caretaker to keep an eye on your aircraft. The airfield is a few km's outside Kang, but the owner of the http://www.kangultralodge.com was happy to fetch us and the accommodation was comfortable and clea...

Attending a wedding in Ladismith (western cape) this weekend and considering flying in. Does anyone have current info about the condition of the strip there? (been a few floods over the past couple of years in the area) or perhaps a local contact please?
Thanks
Dave

Seems that (on the Magni M16 at least) the Helsinki University came to an altogether different conclusion... EFFECT OF HORIZONTAL TAIL ON THE STABILITY OF THE VPM M16 AUTOGYRO Report AALTO-AM-18 Seppo Laine Emeritus Professor of Aeronautical Engineering Aalto University School of Science and Technol...

My preference would be a circuit breaker over an automotive fuse. - A circuit breaker (CB) allows you to quickly and easily isolate a particular circuit - without having to remove gloves, find long-nose pliers and engage in a tug-of-war with a molten glob of plastic.. - So when your newly installed ...

http://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37326.

Hmmmmm

http://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37326.

Hmmmmm

## why would there be a 15kg difference???? Most likely due to manufacturing compliance requirement as per the UK's BCAR Section-T regulations, or simply local spec variances for that particular market. ASRA, Australia, for example, specs a slightly longer mast. So by the specs of these CARDS.........

In aviation, "engine power" is meaningless without reference to weight ratio. Engine weight, the aircraft's maximum all up weight, the aircraft's aerodynamics and design (and purpose) are all going to influence it's "power" (to weight ratio) requirements, and ultimately, it's overall performance. Qu...

Hi A couple of observations, Learjet - great pie chart but I think you also need to consider the ELA fleet - I would guesstimate that there are at least 50-60 ELA 07/08 gyros in SA ? plus a couple of Zen1 too. The highest RAF SA construction number i've seen is ship #039 - registered in 2013. What'...

So did you test out any of the other Gyro’s on the market at that time, or did you go directly for M16? There are lots of other well established manufacturers as well? I ended up opting for the Magni M16. Back then, choices were pretty much limited to the Magni, MT03, ELA, RAF and Sycamore. There w...

ok.. here goes... I crossed over (from FW PPL training) to gyros in 2005... My decision to buy the Magni M16 at the time (instead of the newly introduced, and more competitively priced MT-03 - my other "shortlist" option) was primarily due to Ed Thompson's (WW2 RAF pilot) famous quote, "Never fly th...