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"I don't understand the gyro community"......When I arrived home to beautifull Tassie, I went to visit an ole mate (55yrs), been a very heavy drinker, payed off medically unfit on a pension, used to be a traffic controller, before that, Royal Air Force Navigator. Has a very sharp mind, almost a photographic memory and a wicked sense of humour. As I understand it he's on a C/Wealth pension, had a nervous breakdown. Now he has diabetes, probably as a result of being a hugh drinker all his life. He is very excentric.[
]As he has followed my interest and involvement in gyros, I told him what a blast Cooma Nats had been and how I had met some rather excentric characters.[
] He and his woman laughed at me. I enquired as to their obvious amusement to which they replied almost simultaneously, "More excentric than you Mitch?""I'M NOT EXCENTRIC!!!" I exclaimed.[:0]Later, ole mate went on to explain that most of the interesting people he'd met in his life were/are somewhat excentric. I told him I'd take that as his attempt to soft shoe backwards.[B)] "No soft shoeing here Mitch, your Bloody excentric, known you six years now and there aint no doubt about it."[
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)]My question then would be...How can one ever fully understand a community of gyro aviators/enthusiasts, as the rest of the aviation and general community see us as the lunatic fringe anyway?[8][xx(]I realise there is/are more serious issues being talked about here and appreciate Chuck jumpstarting some discussion. The forum is a lonely place, when there's no new posts to read.[
] Fly Safe, have fun, you excentric bunch of lunatics.[][][][8D]Best regards,Mitch. www.thebutterflyllc.com
]As he has followed my interest and involvement in gyros, I told him what a blast Cooma Nats had been and how I had met some rather excentric characters.[] He and his woman laughed at me. I enquired as to their obvious amusement to which they replied almost simultaneously, "More excentric than you Mitch?""I'M NOT EXCENTRIC!!!" I exclaimed.[:0]Later, ole mate went on to explain that most of the interesting people he'd met in his life were/are somewhat excentric. I told him I'd take that as his attempt to soft shoe backwards.[B)] "No soft shoeing here Mitch, your Bloody excentric, known you six years now and there aint no doubt about it."[][][8D][)]My question then would be...How can one ever fully understand a community of gyro aviators/enthusiasts, as the rest of the aviation and general community see us as the lunatic fringe anyway?[8][xx(]I realise there is/are more serious issues being talked about here and appreciate Chuck jumpstarting some discussion. The forum is a lonely place, when there's no new posts to read.[] Fly Safe, have fun, you excentric bunch of lunatics.[][][][8D]Best regards,Mitch. www.thebutterflyllc.com
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