ASRA at air shows????

[Russell]

Agree completely with bones, folks see "some homebuilds" bits and pieces of metal, bolt here and there, and they see a couple of grand to build one. So.....they're looking at a trip to Bunnings, now in their mindset is flying one of these things.....Christ that can't be hard, there's nothing to these machines, couple of grand or LESS, I'll be a pilot. So we have joe blog doing his sums.....yea $10 grand ...tops, maybe less.
This is why ( in part ) the good Ol homebuilds are not a good look for gyros 2016. The Bunnings gyro must fade away, they feed the perception of "agricultural ...cheap as....easy as" .
Then we have the other spectrum of homebuilds........absolutely beautifully built. I applaud these builds.
Gyros have fought bad press since day 1, slowly slowly that is changing, and rightfully so, but the good Ol ruff and tumble homebuild is not helping the cause.
Another burden for gyros......cost for new. They are around $100 grand plus, Christ I can buy a factory built fixed wing, Rotax powered, all the bells and whistles, 2 seater,cruise 100kts, 6+ hrs endurance, these you can get for the same price of a basic gyro. These fixed wings cruise sweet as 6000......9000ft, all day,, up there smooth as, nice and cool. Recreational fixed wing has BOOMED in the last 20 yrs, compared to a "status quo " result in gyros. Gyro membership has always just hovered around a core base number. That irks me, always has. Asra just rolls along asra way. Numerous suggestions by folks to vitalise public interest/ perceptions is token addressed. Having the odd display here and there, don't cut it. We've got folks doing some epic trips in gyros, media would be interested ( they are always seeking content ) so all these great news events go unreported, Grrrrrrrrr ( Christ...a guy rides a push bike from Adelaide to Darwin, picks up a few $$$ for "a cause" ....he's on telly for doing it ) .....GOOD PRESS.....all free
Mark my words.....membership yr 2016....around 400. Membership yr 2026 ......around 400.

[RickE]

Most people that I speak with about the cost of gyros and learning to fly are fairly realistic about the price. The biggest problem that most people have is the fact that you cant hire gyros as you can fixed wings. Magni here in Australia have solved that problem by introducing a scheme where you can hire and go solo in one of their machines.
A real step forward for the sport here in Oz.

[bones]

The trouble was and I bet still is, someone wants to get a machine and a license for 5 k, that crap drove me up the wall

[Russell]

😄👍👍

[tonydenton]

my apoligies for being honest russ. !!!

[Russell]

Ok Tone Ol pal, I'll let this indiscretion of yours to embrace my earlier comments, as a momentary brain fade on your part. If I could delete your post I would, it's a mistake.....ok. ( publicly liking, is bereft of a good spat ) 😊
sometimes in moments of reflection, I think perhaps I entered into the wrong career path, perhaps taking up commercial fishing was my better pathway, I love fishing, and do well at it, so tossing out baits/lures and observing the reactions, is mostly interesting to me. It's sometimes food for thought to others, offends some ( I don't give a Sh"t ) but the reactions is my aim. ( perverted barst""d )
ok.....hope we're again on the same page here, and season greetings to you and the pathetics that frequent this site. 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[tonydenton]

hello tim, I think you might of not read all the rules for winning the engine of your dreams, 1 of the conditions was posts on the NEW FORUM. and MR DAN POOLE can't rig his own web page for any profit either . [ not unless it's from me anyway. ] .
and RUSS , your starting to worry me as I seem to be agreeing with you more and more. . but this time I do cause your right.

[RossM]

instructors list from web site

[Squeak]

Thanks for that Rick,.will give him a call today. Is there any other instructors up this way that you know of, innisfail is still about 4.5hrs for me, else i guess I'm driving to have a fly!
Cheers Squeak

[RickE]

Rob Mauloni instructs in gyros in the Innisfail area, give him a call on 0423798911. You could do a trial flight with him and take it from there, good luck.

[Squeak]

Gday all, new to forum and still learning to work it out. Am very interested in learning more about these machines and just wondering if anybody knows of who may have one around townsville or burdekin area. Have been following gyros for awhile now but am still yet to see one in the flesh. Any pointers or contacts would be appreciated to be able to have an introduction to these machines. Currently flying ultraliights under ra-aus, and really think that a gyro would be better suited for me.
Have been to numerous air shows etc but yet to actually see one in the flesh.
Thanks in advance for any replies/contacts.
Squeak

[Tim]

hey tim , last time I looked I was sh#t loads in front as to the highest number of postings so I might change it to a 914..

Done me like a dinner Tony. Looks like I've only had 2 posts since I started (late last century). Make that 3 now.
have you checked out Birdy's number of posts?

[Russell]

Hang on, hang on .......what's this 912 Rotax donation all about. I must've been under a rock somewhere, and missed this "promotion". So......what's the go.
( if I don't win it......then it's rigged.....as me mate Donald trump said ) .......and boy am I looking forward to Ol donny throwing a cat or 2 in amongst the pigeons. Was planning on dropping him an email, and telling him to get his ar😇e over here, and rip Canberra apart, drain the swamp, shoot the ferals,
poison the leeches, ( public servants ) stake casa mongrels onto ant nests..........oh, forgot....no dole money handouts. Geezus, I better stop here, I'm getting angry.
Last grype........everybody....bleedin everybody, and every business, company etc, all pay same rate of tax, no exceptions, no "loop holes, no minimisation " ....the current system is rooted, and has been for last 100yrs......Bugger, 1 more......Australia is not for sale, never will be.
Them Chinese buggers, smart critters them folks, they think 50yrs ahead, we think to the next election.

Now the fight begins......

[tonydenton]

my job role as promotions office has been filled , just 1 minor detail that tim has wrong and that is I have had floods send the invoice [ which will now have to be upgraded to a 914 price ] to the president of asra, there are a few reasons for this 1 # he is the president 2 # he already has 2 rotax's 3 # that's my job as promotions officer.
I have been e-mailing rick this week.
I think it was about radios actually .
I might of forgotten about mentioning the invoice being sent to him, but rick is pretty quick to pick up on things and I'm sure he will catch on quick.
my next forum promotion post will be called " tell us about your air strip and why you like it. "
no money involved with this one guys . just getting the forum going again.

[RickE]

hey tim , there is a 912 sitting at floods waiting to send to the winner,
the last time I looked I was sh#t loads in front as to the highest number of postings so I might change it to a 914..

If your gonna dream Tony make it the new 915.