Calidus

[MadMuz]

Rick, speaking for myself, hopefully the others may agree.... no one here is bagging the cr@p out of anyone or their machine, but merely discussing this part that is not on this particular machine and we are all (so far) just trying to work out why it would have been deemed not important enough to fit, and I am just wondering if ASRA normally mandates the use of a tail wheel.Everyone is entitled to their opinion, I am on the "for" side that believe an adequate tail wheel is functional and necessary and using it as designed is not "bad piloting".... others may disagree..... unless mandated by regs, if someone doesn"t want to fit one, that"s up to them. At least we are all discussing it here and some members who have never really thought about all of the uses of a tail wheel on a gyro (or were too scared to ask) might be able to learn a thing or 2

[gyroo]

Well done, Rick E.

[MadMuz]

Mark! Me load a question?? Would I do a thing like that?

[birdy]

Why acquire a rotorcraft at all if you"re gonna fly it like a Cessna 150? Same question iv bin askn for years Mark.

[blakemorem]

Steep, slower than a plane and into a stylish impressive flare resulting in a near-zero roll.Min Landing speed is 55 Knots(AS) yeah about 100km/h ground How am i gunna drag the tail at near zero. Have you ever picked up the front of a MTO to get the tail to contact the ground, check out the AOA T bar thingo at front has lost all reference to horizon it"s pointing at Jesus. that"s why we don"t bother with wheelie thingos and paddy thingys cause we just fly places and see things and have a beer n burgers n stuff look at girls n have a laugh n stuff like that. Yes Mad Mus we could bolt one on, weights not an issue unless the wheel is 120 KG.

[birdy]

Hmmm, recon a quick phisics lesson will help ere.But im not wasten my breath. >

[mad max]

A Tailwheel touch-down allows the craft to settle down like a fairy Blakemorem. My ej25 machine comes down so light using this method I have to look out the side to confirm I"m on the ground. It really needs a "contact light" like the moon lander.)

[GraemeMonro]

A Tailwheel touch-down allows the craft to settle down like a fairy Blakemorem. My ej25 machine comes down so light using this method I have to look out the side to confirm I"m on the ground. It really needs a "contact light" like the moon lander.)

[MadMuz]

From what everyone has been saying behind your back Graeme, you"re definitely old

[mad max]

Well, the student and I have got the "hang of it" with the Caladus and can now land without touching the throttle. Just dive fast and don"t slow till the last. (Old mate"s fitted a nylon skid under the keel) Fixed wingers are taking a big interest in her. Impressed by the speed, fast decent and the quick pull up. They are even asking "How much". I have a feeling the new generation gyro"s will take over the recreation aviation world. We took the "little girl" for a spin out to wildman river in Kakadu for lunch, came back along the Adelaide river checking the big crocs. at low level and returned to our airstrip at Noonamah only to find it a huge inferno of fire and smoke. A firey came on the radio and advised us to putter off for a while so we went to Hues, an old WW2 bomber strip. Landed for a pee and wandered around exploring the 70 yr. old overgrown taxi ways. On take-off at about 150 ft there was a considerable vibration and I instinctively yelled "my Aircraft" and took over from the back, turned her around and landed down wind. One Alloy (or stainless) prop protector had flown off and created out of balance. We had a pocket knife and peeled off the other two and flew home. I think you still can"t beat the open framers for quick thrill though.

[RickE]

That"s not a bit of "new generation gyro" satisfaction I detect there is it Max?

[mad max]

I"m impressed with their ability to really go places in any weather and maintain a smooth ride. Up here the wet season is even better as there"s usually no wind and you can fly between the storm cells. There was an m24 flying with us and he went to 6000 Ft. (must be nervous of croc. swamps) Still like the open frames to putter up the beach.

[RickE]

Cant really see the point of flying at 6000 feet in a gyro, I also agree that there is something special about flying with the wind in your face. That Calidus with the summer canopy though is a pretty good compromise between the two.

[Justin]

That"s a good point Birdy and Mark says about a Calidas.If are gunna pay that much for a air craft,why would you buy a gyro that still cruises at 75 or 80knots when a fix wing plane can fly at 100knots plus, for 1/2 2/3 the money? I"d like to see any of the European gyro"s or any other fully enclosed 2 seat gyro chuck hoops like a single seater gyro,single seater gyro pilot can do for a thrill of get"n up in the air and have"n heaps of fun.just my

[Disco]

One thing Justin,You can make a safe forced landing in 1/10th the space.